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ARMSTRONG STATE
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Student Handbook
1967-68
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STATE UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
Alma Mater
Words by Margaret Spencer Lubs and Doris Falk, Class of 1939
Alma Mater through the ages,
Singing thy undying fame,
Will thy sons and daughters cherish
And defend thy golden name.
To each heart thy noble story
And thy calm and stately grace
Herald thine immortal glory.
Armstrong, hail, all hail to thee!
Alma Mater those before us
Left thine honor great and strong
We who follow take their banner,
Raise it with a fighting song!
Consecrated is thy teaching,
Sacred is thy marble height,
Glorious thy spirit reaching
Ever upward to the light.
School colors _ maroon and gold
Mascot - Pirate
Nickname - Geechees
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Armstrong State College
Student Handbook
1967-1968
This Handbook is made available to all students enrolled in Arm-
strong State College. General information about the college is included
as well as information regarding school policies and regulations. Each
student will be held responsible for knowing the information covered in
theHandbook as well as the information provided in the col I ege B ulletin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will largely be determined
by your willingness to accept the responsibilities that accompany your
status as a member of the student body of this growing institution. The
Student Handbook is designed to clarify and assist you in understanding
these responsibilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alma Mater 1
Handbook Introduction 3
Table of Contents 5
Welcome by President 8
Campus Map 9
Greetings by Dean of Student Affairs 10
Historical Sketch 11
Greetings from Director of Student Activities 12
Greetings from Student Government Association President 13
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Programs of Study 14
Academic Advisement 14
Counseling and Guidance 14
Course Load 14
Class Attendance 15
Change of Class 16
Dropping Courses 16
Withdrawing from College 16
Auditing Courses 16
Grades 16
Change of Grades 17
Special Regulations Governing Registration 17
Academic Probation and Dismissal 18
Library 19
Honor System . 21
GENERAL INFORMATION
Bulletin Board . 24
Financial Aid 24
Maroon and Gold . 24
Student Activity Fee 24
Convocations 25
Transcripts 25
Identification Cards 25
Rat Caps 25
Student Insurance 25
Accidents 25
Lecture-Concert Series 26
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued
STUDENT REGULATIONS
Refund of Fees
Lost and Found
Student Center
Dean's Advisory Council
Open Forum
President's Coffee Hour
Telephone Regulations —
Etiquette
Smoking and Eating —
Student Conduct
Disciplinary Procedure
Scholastic Dishonesty
Parking Regulations — -
Dress
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Policies Governing Student Organizations
Policy for use of Armstrong State College Campus or Facilities
Policy regarding the appearance of outside Guests at meetings
of Official Organizations
Statement of Student Activities Committee concerning eligibility for
Student Activities
Student Body Constitution
Clubs and Organizations
Religious Organizations
Service Organization
Social Organizations
Publications
Debate Forum
English Club
Hie Psi
Glee Club
Masquers
Math and Science Club
Future Secretaries Association
Young Democrats
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued
Young Republicans 40
Cheerleaders 40
Armstrong State College Pep Band 40
Chess Club 40
Sports 40
Miss 'Geechee Pageant 41
Homecoming 41
Pioneer Days 41
Leadership Awards Banquet 41
Greetings
from the
President
HENRY L. ASHMORE
TO THE STUDENTS OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE:
On behalf of the faculty and administration, I welcome you to Armstrong
State College. We are delighted to have you and wish for you a challenging
experience as you attend this college.
A true mark of the educated man is that he not only recognizes but also
understands the significance and ramifications of his thoughts and actions. It
is our hope that your experiences on this campus will be instrumental in helping
you to achieve this ability.
We covet for you the exciting and personal experience of learning, of think-
ing, of feeling, and of deciding. We desire true, positive, and intelligent involve-
ment for you as you engage in the social, intellectual, and cultural activities
offered at this institution.
Th
rice
W
el come!
Henry L. Ashmore
President
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
1. Administration Building
2. New Classroom Building
3. Gamble Building
4. Science Building
5. New Science Building
6. Jenkins Building
7. Memorial Student Center
8« New Addition to Student Center
9. Lane Library
10. Maintenance Building
11. Health & Physical Education Bldg.
12. Parking Lot
Welcome!
JAMES T. ROGERS
TO THE STUDENTS OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE:
On behalf of the Office of Student Affairs, I would like to welcome you to
Armstrong State College.
This year promises to bring excitement and challenge to both new and
returning students. Much of this excitement is due to the fact that in 1968
Armstrong State College will graduate its first senior class.
Along with a new campus, you will find new faculty, new curricula, new
social and cultural programs, and a new spirit of growth and optimism.
You are invited to become an active and contributing member of this com-
munity. The degree to which your life is enriched by this experience will depend
upon your willingness to respond to the challenges that-are provided.
Best wishes for a most successful and rewarding year.
Sincerely,
JAMES T. ROGERS
Dean of Student Affairs
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HISTORICAL SKETCH
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935, °s Armstrong Junior
ollege. The College was originally housed in the Armstrong home, a gift from
he family of George F. Armstrong. Over the years, five additional buildings
vere acquired in the neighborhood of Forsyth Park to complete the physical
alant.
On January ] t 1959, the college became a two-year unit of the University
System of Georgia, and three years later, the Mills Bee Lane Foundation pur-
chased a 200-acre site on Abercorn extension to house a new campus. This
new campus, with its seven buildings, was first occupied during the winter of
1965-
In 1964, Armstrong State College became a four-year institution. The
college community during the 1967—68 school year will consist of approximately
1,750 students and 75 faculty members, 40 per cent of whom possess the Ph. D
degree. The first degrees will be conferred in June, 1 968-
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Greetings
from the
Director of Student Activitie
DALE L. PRICE
STUDENTS:
Welcome to the new and exciting experiences that await you at Armstrong
State College.
This should be one of the most challenging and meaningful times of your
life. It will be, however, only if you take advantage of the myriad opportunities
which are afforded you.
Some of your opportunities for growth will be entirely academic, presented
in an academic setting, and some will confront you when you least expect them
as co-curricular activities. Be alert and use these opportunities to your best
advantage.
College is a time and place for new thoughts, activity, and growrh. May
you have your share of each.
Sincerely,
DALE L. PRICE
Director of Student Activities
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STEPHEN COLSON
FELLOW STUDENTS:
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Armstrong State College Student
Body. Here at the college you have the opportunity to develop into the citizen
of tomorrow by being a citizen for today in the campus community,
Armstrong State College offers every student an outstanding academic
program in addition to extra-curricular activities designed to contribute to the
development of the active and productive student.
Every member of the student body is encouraged to voice his opinion in
student matters, and I welcome the chance to hear your views concerning student
issues. Your willingness to accept the responsibilities as a student body member
can greatly affect your success at Armstrong State College.
The many challenges awaiting us in this potentially rewarding year can be
fully realized if we all work together and take advantage of the opportunities to
participate in student activities.
Sincerely,
STEPHEN COLSON, President
Student Government Association
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/. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
The following represents a summary of academic information provided in
the College Catalog. This information is particularly pertinent to your first
year at Armstrong State College- It is not intended to be complete and should
not be relied upon as a final authority for information affecting your standing
in college. If in doubt, see the College Bulletin or the proper administrative
official.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
At present the following degrees and majors are offered at Armstrong
State College:
Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in history, English and music;
Bachelor of Science Degree with majors in biology, chemistry and mathe-
matics;
Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in accounting, manage-
ment and economics;
(Each of these degrees may be taken with an education program leading
to certification for secondary school teachers.)
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education;
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology;
Associate in Arts Degree; preparation for higher degrees or professions.
Associate in Arts Degree in Nursing.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Students who are in need of academic advisement and who have decided
on a major should consult the head of the department in which they plan to
concentrate.
COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE
Qualified counselors are located in the Office of Student Personnel to give
assistance to students who are experiencing difficulties relating to academic
work, personal problems, vocational goals, or transition to college. Students are
encouraged to take advantage of this service whenever necessary.
COURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of quarter hours in
which he is enrolled. For example, a student enrolled in a 5-hour course would
meet this class one hour a day, five days a week, for the entire quarter. Evening
classes and classes with labs would vary slightly from this pattern.
The average student load is 16—17 hours per quarter. As a general rule,
students are expected to spend two hours in study K>r every hour in class. A
student taking an average load would be expected to devote a minimum of 48
hours per week to class sessions and to his preparation therefor.
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Permission to enroll for more than 17 quarter hours will be granted by the
egistrar to a student
a) with an average grade of "B" for the preceding quarter, or
b) in an engineering program, or
c) requiring an extra course in one of the two quarters prior to graduation.
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 quarter hours in any
ine quarter.
Exceptions to these limitations may be made only by the Dean of the Col-
ge.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a maximum of 11
ours unless he has better than a "B" average in the last quarter for which
rades are available.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and the effect of a
sljdent's attendance on his grades in a course is left entirely to the discretion
f the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is announced, discus-
ed, or lectured upon in class as well as for mastering all assigned reading; he
s also responsible for turning in on time all assignments and tests, including
ecitation and unannounced quizzes. The best way to meet these responsibilities
s to attend classes regularly. An instructor may drop a student from any class
vith a grade of "WF" if he thinks that excessive absence prevents that student
from satisfactorily fulfilling his responsibilities. If such excessive absence is
he result of prolonged illness, death in the family, college business, or religious
lolidays, the withdrawal grade, will be either "W" or "WF" depending on the
student's status at the time he was dropped. . Each instructor will be responsible
for Informing his classes on their meeting what constitutes excessive absence
n the particular class. Each student is responsible for knowing the attendance
egulation in his class and for complying with it.
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CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student has registered, a change in classes will be not made unless
some legitimate reason is given. In no case will a change be made because a
student happens to prefer one instructor over another. If changes are necessary,
a student must have the written approval of an official in the Student Personnel
Office. A charge of $2 per course will be made for any change after registration
unless the change is initiated by the college. This fee is not refundable and i«
payable to the Business Office.
DROPPING COURSES
Students desiring to drop a course after the quarter has begun must obtain c
Drop-Add Notice in the Student Personnel Office. The notice must be signed b>
the professor of the course being dropped.
A student dropping a course not more than seven school days after the clas.
begins will automatically receive a "W" upon withdrawing from the course
After seven days the grade received will depend on the student's status ir
class at the time of withdrawal.
WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college must begin th<
process in the Student Personnel Office. A formal withdrawal is required tc
insure that the student is eligible to return to Armstrong State College at <
future date. Any refund to which a student is entitled will be considered from th<
date which appears on the withdrawal form.
AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to take the Scholast-
ic Aptitude Test, but must meet all other requirements for admission and pay al
regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be obtained from the
Admissions Office.
Students enrolled on a full-time, credit basis and desiring to change frorr
credit status to audit status must have the permission of the instructor. Nc
change of this nature may be made after the seventh class meeting.
GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student. Students doing unsatis-
factory work (D-F) will receive a mid-term report.
Armstrong State College uses the following system of grading:
Numerical Span Grade Honor Points
95-100 A 4 4.5
90-94 A 4.0
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85-89 B 4 3.5
80-84 B 3.0
75-79 C 4 2.5
70-74 C 2.0
65-69 D4 1.5
60-64 D 1 .0
Below 60 F
I -Incomplete (must be removed by mid-term of succeeding quarter or
will automatically become an "F") .
W-Withdraw with no grade.
WF_Withdrew Failing
NC-No credit
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by dividing the number
}f hours for which he is enrolled (attempted hours) into the total honor points
-eceived. W's are excluded from this computation, but WF's and F's are consider-
ed. A student's overall average is computed by dividing the total hours attempted
nto the total honor points earned while enrolled.
When a course is repeated at Armstrong State College, the grade last receiv-
ed replaces all previous grades in this course.
Example:
Courses for Quarter Hours Final Grade Honor Pts. Earned
Eng.— 101 5 C (2.0) 10.00(5x2.0)
Hist. 114 - 5 B (3.0) 15.00 (5x3.0)
Math 101 5 D (1.0) 5.00 (5x1.0)
P. E. Ill - 1 B (3.0) 3.00 (1x3.0)
Total 16 Total 33.00
33 r 16 = 2.06 (quarterly grade point average)
CHANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Otfice, they become
final. Students should not request that changes be made once they have been
officially recorded in that office.
SPECIAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING REGISTRATION
|. The Registrar provides detailed instructions for registration. Each student,
assisted by his adviser, is responsible for completing all forms properly and
paying all fees on the day of registration.
2. All students who are enrolled for ten quarter hours or more on the day
schedule and who are candidates for degrees are required to take six physical
education courses, one in each quarter of the freshman and sophomore years with
the sequence of 111, 112, 1 13 in the freshman year.
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The department requires all students to make up excused absences; «un
excused absences lower the final grade.
Physical education is not required of anyone beyond the age of 25/ or o
anyone enrolled primarily in evening classes.
3. Once a student is enrolled in a course, he may drop or change the cours«
only on the days designated for course changes. (See CHANGE OF CLASS am
WITHDRAWAL sections of this handbook.)
4- Students are responsible for keeping an accurate record of courses com
pleted. Additional credit is not allowed for repeated courses. If a course is
failed and is repeated at Armstrong State College the grade last received is the
only one considered in the figuring of the overall grade point average.
5. A student who does not registerduring the regular registration period will
be charged a late registration fee. No student will be permitted to register after
the last day scheduled for late registration.
6. On registration day, students who have not been pre-advised shoulc
contact one of the available advisers prior to proceeding with registration.
Courses are generally numbered according to the following pattern:
100 to 199 Freshman level
200 to 299 Sophomore level
300 to 399 Junior level
400 to 499 Senior level
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
The academic probation and dismissal policy is as follows:
a) A student failing to maintain the grade point average indicated for quarter
hours attempted will be placed on academic probation:
Quarter Hours Attempted at Required Cumulative GPA*
Armstrong and Elsewhere
0-15 1.3
16-30 1.4
31-45 1.5
46-60 1.6
61-75 1.7
76-90 1 .8
91-105 1.9
106-120 1.9
121-135 and over 2.0
*When a course is repeated at Armstrong State College, the grade last
received replaces all previous grades in this course.
b) The academic status of students who have- attended other institutions
will be determined by using only work attempted at Armstrong State College in
computing the grade point average. The minimum grade point average required of
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uch students must correspond to the total quarter hours attempted at Armstrong
nd elsewhere as presented in the chart above. Any student whose grade point
verage drops below these minimums will be placed on academic probation.
c) A student on academic probation must (1) at the completion of the next
5 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative grade point average required for quarter
ours attempted, or (2) at the completion of the next 15 quarter hours, achieve
it least a "C" (2.0) average for these 15 quarter hours and for each successive
5 quarter hours attempted until he achieves the cumulative grade point average
equired in the table above.
d) There will be no minimum number of academic quarter hours required of
ndividuals who are on scholastic probation.
e) Failing to meet either of these requirements for academic probation, a
tudent will be dismissed from the college for one quarter. A third such academic
dismi ssal will be final.
f) A student re-entering the college after academic dismissal is placed on
probation and must meet the requirements of paragraph "b" above.
g) A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by letter to the
-'resident, who will refer the appeal to the Committee on Academic Standing. Such
letter of appeal should state the nature of any extenuating circumstances relating
ro the academic deficiency; the letter must be received by the President no later
than 9^00 A. M. of registration day.
LIBRARY
The LaneLibrary of Armstrong State College is a modern two-story handsome-
y equipped building which is completely air-conditioned. There is an attractively
urnished periodical and newspaper room on the first floor. Individual carrel desks
ire available on both floors. Group study rooms (for use by assignment only) are
located on the second floor.
Hours: The library is open from 8 A.M. until 9 P.M. Monday through Thursday;
: riday from 8 A.M. until 5 P-M. and from 2 P.M. until 6 P.M. on Sunday. The
ibrary is closed on New Year's Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Friday
jnd Saturday after, and on Christmas Day. Other variations or changes, including
Intersessions will be posted in the foyer of the library.
Resources: The library collection numbers approximately 36,000 volumes,
vith additional pamphlets and government documents. The library receives over
tOO periodicals and 8 newspapers. The collection also includes phonograph
ecords and tapes which are available for circulation.
In the library you will find materials for every subject, every purpose, and
5very taste. All the books have been carefully chosen for the work and interests
of the students and faculty.
Circulation Policies:
1. Library Card. The I. D. card, issued to you at registration and punched
'or the current quarter, must be presented to the library to obtain a Library Card.
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It is necessary that you present this card each time you wish to check out anyi
materials. No loans will be made without your Library Card.
2. Reference books and periodicals (whether bound or unbound) are for us«
only within the library.
3. All books (except Reserve books) may be borrowed for two weeks. Un!?s<
another borrower is waiting for a book, it may be renewed one time. To renew c
book, it must be brought to the charging desk from which you borrowed it. 4
maximum of five books may be charged to a person at any given time.
4- Reserve books are so designated at the request of an instructor whc
wishes to assign them to his classes as supplementary or required reading and
they are kept behind the charging desk. Reserve books are circulated for rn
length of time recommer ded by the instructor.
Fines: For general books the overdue fine for late returns is five cents
per day. For seven-day materials (recordings, tapes, one-week reserve books, and
pamphlets) the fine is ten cents per day. The fine for reserve books is twenty-five
cents a day. Overnight reserve books carry a fine of twenty-five cents for the
first hour and ten cents for each additional hour overdue - up to the maximum of
one dollar per day for each book. Fines are not charged to raise funds for the
library. Fines are imposed as a means of encouraging the prompt return of library
materials so that as many people as possible may benefit from them.
Borrowers who lose books or other library material will be charged the price
of the item plus 20% of the value to cover the cost of correcting the records and
processing a replacement copy. If the book is found within the school year, a
refund will be made of the price of the book, providing the person is still a
student at the time. No refund will be made of the processing charge. If a student
should lose a book, he should report this fact immediately so that excessive
fines do not accumulate.
Students who owe fines to the library or who have overdue books will not be
permitted to register for the next quarter or to have transcripts of records issued
until their accounts have been cleared. Also, semester grades will be withhe'.!
if the library record of the student is not clear.
Conduct:
1. Silence. The Library does not function as a place to visit with your
friends. The Library is intended for purposes of reading, serious study and re-
search. Help maintain quiet within the building as a courtesy to the other stu-
dents.
2. No Smoking. Smoking is not permitted in any area of the library except the
foyer.
3. Dress. Ladies are not permitted to wear shorts or slacks in the library.
This requlation applies to evenings and Sundays as well as to weekdays.
4. Students who fail to maintain suitable standards of conduct, or who fail
to observe any of the library's rules and regulations, will be sent out of the
building and will not be readmitted without special permission.
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HONOR SYSTEM
The Honor System at Armstrong State College provides all members of the
student body with an opportunity to participate in self government. The accom-
anying responsibilities are outlined below.
The Honor System, written by a joint committee of faculty and students,
eceived an overwhelming endorsement by both faculty and students during the
Winter Quarter, 1965-
The ordinances of the Honor System are as follows:
I. All students must agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the Honor
System. A student will not be accepted at Armstrong State College unless he
signs the following statement at the time of his first registration:
"I have read the regulations governing the Honor System at Armstrong State
College, and I understand that as a student at Armstrong, I must comply with all
of these requirements." This statement and all rules and regulations governing
the Honor System will be printed in the official Bulletin and the Student Handbook.
The statement will also be printed on the application form for admission to be
signed by the student before admission to the college.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council to conduct an extensive
orientation program at thebeginning ofeach quarter for all newly entering students
to explain fully the requirements of the Honor System and to allow full discussion
of these regulations.
II. The following will be considered violations of the Honor Code:
A. Academic dishonesty of any kind (giving or receiving any unauthoriz-
ed help on any assignment, test or paper. At the beginning of each quarter it
shall be the responsibility of each teacher to make clear what shall be considered
unauthorized help in his course.)
B. Stealing only when related to cheating.
C. Lying before the Honor Council.
D. Failure to report a known offense. (Lying or stealing in any other
cases will be considered disciplinary, not Honor, matters.)
III. Ways of reporting a violation of the Honor Code:
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor Code should report
limself to a member of the Honor Council.
B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of a violation of the
Honor Code must report the matter. This may be done in one of two ways:
1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report himself to a mem-
ber of the Honor Council no later than the end of the next school day. After this
designated time the person who is aware of the violation must inform a member
of the Honor Council so that the Honor Council may contact the accused person
if he has not already reported himself.
2. He may report the suspected violation directly to a member of the Honor
Council without informing the accused.
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IV. The Honor Council will be composed of nine students.
A. Selection shall be made by the President, Vice-President and Secretary 1
of the Student Body, the President and Secretary of the Honor Council, together
with three faculty members appointed by the President of the college. Selection
shall be based on the followina requirements:
1. High moral principles and unquestioned academic integrity in all their
relations to fellow students, faculty, and admini strati ve officials.
2. A minimum of C + for the preceding quarter and an over-all average of
c+.
Any student not in good standing with the college in academic or dis-
ciplinary matters is ineligible to serve on the Honor Council.
Any member of the Honor Council who falls below these requirements
will be ineligible to continue his term of service. A replacement will not be
selected, however, unless the total number of students on the Honor Council falls
below seven.
B. The selection committee shall submit a questionnaire to those students
who meet these requirements. On the basis of the questionnaires the committee
has the power to appoint three seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores to
serve on the Honor Council. At least three committee members shall be women
and at least three shall be men. This distribution may be altered when deemed
best by the selection committee. The appointments shall be raade by the second
Tuesday in March, and the Council shall assume its duties on April 1.
C. The Honor Council shall elect one of its members to serve as President
and one as Secretary. The President shall preside at all meetings and trials, and
the Secretary shall maintain a written record of all proceedings.
D. During summer school, any member of the Honor Council who is attending
summer classes will serve on the Council for the summer together with other
students appointed by the Council and the Dean of Student Affairs.
V. The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws and procedure.
A. An Honor Council meeting shall be called by the President of the Council
to examine a reported violation as soon as possible after such a report. When
possible the meeting of the Council will be held within a week of the violation.
B. At the meeting the Honor Council will hear the accusation, the testimony
of any witnesses, and any defense the accused may wish to present.
C. The accused will have the right to hear all witnesses and all evidence
brought before the Honor Council.
D. Written notification of the specific charges which, if approved, shall be
made grounds for suspension or dismissal from a class.
E. The accused will be considered innocent until proved guilty.
F. Every trial shall be conducted by a Council of at least six members,
including the President. In the absence of the President, the senior justice shall
preside.
G. The Secretary will keep minutes of all meetings. All official testimony
will be tape recorded, provided that the recording devices are under the control
of the Council.
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H. A vote of two-thirds majority of the members of the Honor Council present
d voting will be necessary for the conviction of the accused. The Council, in
fie event of a verdict of guilty, shall determine the penalty by majority vote.
I. The vote will be taken by secret ballot.
VI. Post-trial Procedure.
A. Immediately upon conclusion of the trial, the accused shall be notified of
ie findings and of the recommendation that the Council will make to the Presi-
ent of the college.
B. If the accused is found innocent, he shall be notified of the finding and
autioned that the trial may be re-opened for good cause by the Council within a
eriod of three weeks or at the request of the professor in whose course the
lleged violation occurred.
C. If a person is found guilty, the Honor Council will recommend to the
'resident of Armstrong State College one of the following:
1. Expulsion from the class and denial of credit in the course in which
he violation occurred and denial of the position of any elective office.
2. Suspension from school for any number of quarters (the minimum
;uspension will be for the remainder of the quarter in which the violation occurs.)
3- Expulsion from school.
In cases where the accused is found guilty, the Honor Council will report in
writing their recommendations to the President of the College who will make the
inal decision. After the President of the College has decided on the action to be
faken, he will inform, in writing, the accused, the professor of the class in which
he violation occurred, and the accusor of his decision. The secretary of the
ftanor Council will then post an official notice on the bulletin boards announcing
lis action without mentioning the name of the accused.
VII. Although the College feels that the above three recommendations are
lppropriate for academic dishonesty, it also recognizes that unique circumstances
nay arise. For such cases a series of appeals is open to the convicted student.
He may appeal either the conviction or the punishment or both in the following
ways:
A. To the President of Armstrong State College in a letter.
B. The President's decision may be appealed to the Chancellor of the Uni-
/ersity System of Georgia in a letter.
C. The Chancellor's decision may be appealed to the Board of Regents of
rhe University System of Georgia in a letter.
VIM. Each student will be required to write on every written assignment,
'est, or paper a pledge that he has neither given nor received any unauthorized
ielp on this work. This may be done by writing the word "Pledged" followed by
the student's signature.
IX. The Honor System is dependent upon student cooperation and support. It
is felt that every student wishes the credit for his work to be unquestioned and
the college he has chosen to be respected.
X. A revision of the Honor System will require a majority vote of the faculty
and of the student body.
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//. GENERAL INFORMATION
BULLETIN BOARD
In order to disseminate information to students, the college has erected c
bulletin board in front of the Student Center. This board will serve as the officio
college bulletin board and will be the dissemination point for all matters o
relevance to the college community. Students are expected to check this board a
least once a day.
In order to keep the board from becoming unnecessarily cluttered, all informa
tion to be posted should be left in the Student Personnel Office.
For posting personal announcements students may use other bulletin board:
on campus.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered through the Student Personne
Office. Students interested in scholarships, assistanceships, loans, part-tim
employment, or work-study opportunities should make application in this office
Every effort will be made to assist students who desire an education but who di
not have sufficient resources to attend college.
The college employs a number of student assistants each year to work in th
various departments on campus.
Student assistants are limited to fifteen hours of work per week.
MAROON AND GOLD
To keep students informed regarding school functions, the college publ i sh<
a news bulletin, the Maroon and Gold, every Tuesday. This one-page bullet
contains announcements and general information relative to college and stude
activities. Students are expected +o read the Maroon and Gold weekly and will I
held responsible for all information contained therein.
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
The student activity fee o
$10 per quarter for day student:
and $1 per quarter hour fo
evening and special student:
is used to finance the studen
activity program. Payment o
the fee entitles the studen
to free admission to all Col
lege-sponsored events and t<
copies of the College news
paper. Payment of this fe<
Student Activities
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or three quarters entitles the student to a copy of the College annual.
Disposition of student activity funds is handled by the Student Government
in consultation with the Dean of Student Affairs and the Comptroller) based on
Requests from various organizations.
CONVOCATIONS
Required convocations are held at various times during the school year.
Full-time students (students who are enrolled for 12 hours or more) are expected
to attend. Other programs are scheduled occasionally at which attendance is
voluntary. Notices of convocations will be posted on the official bulletin board
during the week prior to the program.
TRANSCRIPTS
Each student is entitled to one official transcript of his college work without
charge. Additional copies will be issued at $1 each. Application for transcripts
may be made in the office of the Registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is issued a student identi-
fication card. This card must be validated at each registration and must be carried
by the student at all times.
Students will be asked to present their I. D. cards when checking books out
of the library and at all college sponsored events. If the card cannot be presented,
the student will not be admitted. Students must also have their I. D. cards in
order to receive an annual.
Your student identification card is an extremely important document. Carry
it both on and off campus.
RAT CAPS
Rat caps are to be purchased and worn by all entering freshman. Caps must
be worn until the completion of Rat Activities. Caps must be bought during Orien-
tation.
STUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been designed especially
for Armstrong State College students. The fee is only $12 for a full year's cover-
age. This insurance may be purchased at Registration. For further information,
contact the Student Personnel Office.
ACCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong State College student becomes ill or is involved
in an accident while on campus, the faculty member teaching the class in which
the accident occurs or the first person on the scene should proceed as follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident giving the location
on campus. The operator will then notify the Campus Nurse and the Office of
Student Affairs.
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2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, insure that the person is not
moved, and keep him as comfortableas possible until the nurse arrives.
When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be taken:
1. The nurse will administer the appropriate first-aid or emergency treatment.
2. The switchboard will be contacted if an ambulance is needed. If necessary,
the family doctor will be notified and asked to meet the ambulance at the hospital.
3. The nurse will remain with the injured person until the ambulance arrives
and accompany the individual to the hospital if necessary.
4. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify the parents of the
injured or ill student.
LECTURE-CONCERT SERIES
During the school year a number of lectures and concerts by outstanding
authorities and artists are provided by the College. The genera! education re-
quirement reqarding the Lecture-Concer* Series is as follows: "Every student
during his freshman and sophomore years must attend nine lectures or concerts
each year (from a series presenting approximately sixteen events in the four
quarters), for which he will receive one quarter hour credit each year. Since
about three of these will be scheduled during the summer quarter, a student may
include his attendance at one or more of these to complete the required nine for
either the previous year or the following, but not both."
REFUNDS OF FEES
Refunds of fees will be made only upon written application for withdrawal
from school obtained in the Student Personnel Office. No refund will be made to
students who drop a course. See page 35-36 of the College Bulletin for further
information.
LOST AND FOUND
The Student Personnel Office maintains a repository for lost and found
articles. Any person finding lost articles on campus should turn them in to this
office so they may be claimed by their rightful owner.
STUDENT CENTER
The Student Center is located on the south side of the campus. The Center
houses the Bookstore and student offices.
Hours for the Student Center will be from 7:30 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. Monday
through Thursday and from 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Friday. Vending machines
with hot and cold sandwiches and drinks will be available during the above hours.
Lunch will be served through the cafeteria line from 10:30 A.M. until 1:30 P.M.
Monday through Friday. There will be a selection of wholesome and nutritious
foods available at reasonable prices.
Arrangements may be made with the Student Center manager to use facilities
of the Student Center for special dinners or parties if the function has been
approved by the Dean of Student Affairs.
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THE DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean's Advisory Council is composed of students who have enthusiasti-
ally demonstrated an interest in student activities. The council serves to advise
le Dean of Student Affairs concerning decisions made relating to students and
leir welfare.
OPEN FORUM
In order to give students an opportunity to voice their thoughts concerning
urrent events, local or otherwise, an open forum is conducted twice quarterly,
he dates of these meetings will be announced at least one week prior to the
vent.
PRESIDENT'S COFFEE HOUR
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as well as to provide
.tudents with an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions, the President
jeriodically invites students to a special President's Luncheon. At this time
natters of common concern are discussed.
TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies. Office telephones
ire not to be used by students. Public telephones are provided in the Student
lenter and in front of the gymnasium for student use.
ETIQUETTE
Certain easy and obvious procedures that denote a person ofpoise and culture
>ften slip an active mind. The following may refresh your memory:
A. Meeting People—
1. The older or more distinguished person is named first, and the woman
)efore the man.
2. Formal situations call for "May I present ?" or "May I intro-
luce ?", et cetera.
3- Informal situations call for"This is ," "Have you met ?", or
'Do you know ?", et cetera.
4- Respond to all introductions in a simple and genuine manner. When
ittending a dance or other social function, make it a point to speak with the
zhaperones.
B. Smoking Etiquette-
Smoking should be done only in areas set aside for that purpose— never
>n the dance floor. You should never smoke unless invited to do so in a profes-
sor's office or any other office. Remember, city and state fire laws prohibit
>moking in public auditoriums and theaters. Obey NO SMOKING signs in class-
ooms and other campus areas. Never smoke at a dining table while others are
>ating and never use food dishes for ash trays. An ASC coed never smokes on the
Jtreet or while crossing the campus.
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C. Concerts and Lectures -
1. Always show consideration for the artist and audience by arriving
sufficiently early to be seated before the program begins and by leaving only al
intermission or at the close of the program. Under no conditions should you entei
the auditorium until the performer completes a number. It is inconsiderate to talk
or rattle programs during a performance. It is proper for the audience to rise wher
a prominent person comes before or is presented to the audience.
2- At concerts, applause is held even after a soio until the conductor,
by turning on the podium toward the audience, indicates that the selection i«
over. The conductor's appearance from the wings is applauded, the house becomes
quiet when he turns toward the orchestra-
D. Social Correspondence -
1. When you receive a personal invitation to an occasion such as r
breakfast, luncheon, dinner, a small tea, or a wedding, followed by a reception
you should always reply. However, a reply is not required when the invitation i«
for a large tea or reception unless the invitation carries an R.S.V.P-
2. If invited to a small informal social activity, you may respond b}
telephone. For formal parties, you respond in longhand, repeating the form of tru
invitation, writing in blue or black ink on plain white paper- All formal invitation;
and responses are written in the third person.
3. "Thank you" notes are proper for any situation where you migh
express your appreciation. These may be ''bread and butter" notes to a hostes'
in whose home you have stayed. Thank you notes should be written for gifts,
favors, and also to those persons who have chaperoned your parties-
E. Mi scellaneous -
A man precedes a woman off buses and out of cars. If there is no usher
he precedes her down the aisle of a theater, church, or auditorium. In a restaurant,
if there is no waiter, the man leads the way to the table. Remember, when dinin<
out with a gentlemen, he relays the woman's order to the waiter. Before ordering
consideration should be shown for your date's suggestion for the meal. Thi«
consideration on your part will be greatly appreciated.
///. STUDENT REGULATIONS
SMOKING AND EATING
Smoking and eating are prohibited in all classrooms of Armstrong Stat*
College. Students may smoke in the halls and outside the buildings and in al
parts of the Student Center.
STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on campus, at college sponsored affairs or wher
representing the college in any capacity, must meet accepted standards of adul
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oehavior in compliance with the regulations of Armstrong State College and the
Regents of the University System of Georgia-
Gambling, hazing, the possession of intoxicating beverages, immoral conduct,
bnd dishonesty will render the student liable to disciplinary action. Students are
expected at all times to show respect for properly constituted authority.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
Administering college regulations regarding discipline is the responsibility
of the Dean of Student Affairs. A Faculty Discipline Committee is available to
assist, when necessary, in the administration of these policies and tohear appeals
I'Vom students against whom disciplinary action has been taken.
Students accused of violations of the disciplinary regulations and or wit-
nesses to these violations may be called before the Dean of Student Affairs
pnd/ or the Faculty Discipline Committee.
The following penalties may be imposed for violation of these regulations:
1. Probation-- The withholding of privileges for a specified period
of time. Further violations during the probationary period may result in suspension
of the student.
2. Suspension— The exclusion of the student from the College for a
specified period of time after which readmission is possible.
4- Expulsion— The permanent separation of the student from the college
kith no chance for readmission.
Students who have been suspended for disciplinary reasons may be automati-
cally reinstated at the end of the specified period of suspension. The readmission
of any student who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons must be approved
by the Dean of Student Affairs. For further information see the publication Code
of Conduct for Armstrong State College Students which may be obtained in the
Office of Student Affairs.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
Since scholastic pursuits are fundamental to college life, dishonesty in this
area is a most serious matter.
All cases involving scholastic dishonesty will be handled by the Student
Honor Court. For further information regarding violations and the related disci-
plinary procedure, see Section I of this handbook.
PARKING REGULATIONS
Parking decals are required on all automobiles driven on campus by Armstrong
State College students. Decals will be distributed during registration and in the
Student Personnel Office during the quarter. Automobiles without decals or
automobiles parked illegally will be given traffic tickets.
DRESS
The following is considered the minimum acceptable dress for Armstrong
State College students:
Women: Skirts (or culottes) and blouses.
Men: Bermuda shorts or trousers and shirts.
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IV STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES ]
POLICIES GOVERNING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as an integral part of
the total educational program. They have as their purpose to contribute to the
social welfare of the students as well as to benefit the entire community. Student
organizations are organized and managed by students and are subject to the
regulations of the college. As an integral part of the college community, they
have certain responsibilities: effective achievement of the organization's an-
nounced purposes, appropriate social and community relations, and sound busi-
ness management. The recognition of student organizations at Armstrong State
College results in a relationship in which the college accepts the responsibility
for providing certain facilities, resources, and services while the student organi-
zation accepts the responsibility for its own conduct. Accepted standards of good
taste shall be observed in the social conduct of such groups. Basic democratic
operational procedures are expected of all student organizations.
The Director of Student Activities serves as over-all coordinator of student
activities at Armstrong State College and is available to assist student organiza-
tions.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor before they can function
as recognized organizations of the college. The advisor must be an Armstrong
State College faculty member or an approved representative of the college. He
should be selected by the organization, and his function will be to inform the
student membership of the regulations of the college concerning student organiza-
tions.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are available to
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsiblity for performance
rests with the members themselves. Failure to abide by Armstrong State College
policies may result in suspension or termination of the privileges to operate. All
student groups shall furnish the Director of Student Activities with information
regarding purposes, organization structure, membership, officers, activities,
finances, etc., whenever requested.
I. Student Government
The Student Government of Armstrong State College, comprised of student
body officers, the Student Senate, and Honor Council representatives, shall serve
to express the will of the general student body. The college relies heavily upon
this group in seeking the participation of the student body on matters that concern
student welfare.
The Honor Council is an integral part of the Student Government of Armstrong
State College. It has jurisdiction in all cases involving alleged infractions of the
Honor Code.
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fh Standards
Student organizations are responsible for complying with the following
regulations:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate with any outside
group or organization without the approval of the President of Armstrong State
College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-round supervision of
the college whether the college is in session or not.
C. Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared through the
Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State College students
and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Senate may, with the
approval of the Director of Student Activities:
1. Deny recognition of the group as an organization, possibly demanding
a forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3. Deny representation in Student Handbook and other publications.
4. Deny social activities for a specified period.
III. Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or entertainment
sponsored by the college or a college-approved student group.
A. Major social functions are college-wide events sponsored through
student activity fees and open to all Armstrong State College students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an organization for
its membership only or for the entire student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization must secure
approved chaperons from among the faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions open to the
public. This applies to charge and non-charge activity. To be eligible for admis-
sion to any social activity, at least one member of each couple must be a college
student and present a valid ID card. Exceptions to this standard will be made for
events connected with Homecoming in order that Armstrong State College Alumni
may attend. Major social events open to the general student body should be
scheduled at least three weeks apart.
E. Hours
1. Students will conclude college-sponsored social activities by 1 A.M.
2. Social functions will not be scheduled on the weekend prior to final
examinations, nor during the week preceding final examinations.
F. Location
1. When appropriate, student organizations are expected to use the
Student Center for social functions.
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IV STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES
POLICIES GOVERNING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as an integral part of
the total educational program. They have as their purpose to contribute to the
social welfare of the students as well as to benefit the entire community. Student
organizations are organized and managed by students and are subject to the
regulations of the college. As an integral part of the college community, they
have certain responsibilities: effective achievement of the organization's an-
nounced purposes, appropriate social and community relations, and sound busi-
ness management. The recognition of student organizations at Armstrong State
College results in a relationship in which the college accepts the responsibility
for providing certain facilities, resources, and services while the student organi-
zation accepts the responsibility for its own conduct. Accepted standards of good
taste shall be observed in the social conduct of such groups. Basic democratic
operational procedures are expected of all student organizations.
The Director of Student Activities serves as over-all coordinator of student
activities at Armstrong State College and is available to assist student organiza-
tions.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor before they can function
as recognized organizations of the college. The advisor must be an Armstrong
State College faculty member or an approved representative of the college. He
should be selected by the organization, and his function will be to inform the
student membership of the regulations of the college concerning student organiza-
tions.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are available to
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsiblity for performance
rests with the members themselves. Failure to abide by Armstrong State College
policies may result in suspension or termination of the privileges to operate. All
student groups shall furnish the Director of Student Activities with information
regarding purposes, organization structure, membership, officers, activities,
finances, etc., whenever requested.
I. Student Government
The Student Government of Armstrong State College, comprised of student
body officers, the Student Senate, and Honor Council representatives, shall serve
to express the will of the general student body. The college relies heavily upon
this group in seeking the participation of the student body on matters that concern
student welfare.
The Honor Council is an integral part of the Student Government of Armstrong
State College. It has jurisdiction in all cases involving alleged infractions of the
Honor Code.
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ft. Standards
Student organizations are responsible for complying with the following
regulations:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate with any outside
group or organization without the approval of the President of Armstrong State
College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-round supervision of
the college whether the college is in session or not.
C. Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared through the
Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State College students
and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Senate may, with the
approval of the Director of Student Activities:
1. Deny recognition of the group as an organization, possibly demanding
a forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3. Deny representation in Student Handbook and other publications.
4- Deny social activities for a specified period.
III. Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or entertainment
sponsored by the college or a college-approved student group.
A. Major social functions are college-wide events sponsored through
student activity fees and open to all Armstrong State College students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an organization for
ts membership only or for the entire student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization must secure
approved chaperons from among the faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions open to the
>ublic. This applies to charge and non-charge activity. To be eligible for admis-
sion to any social activity, at least one member of each couple must be a college
student and present a valid ID card. Exceptions to this standard will be made for
events connected with Homecoming in order that Armstrong State College Alumni
nay attend. Major social events open to the general student body should be
scheduled at least three weeks apart.
E. Hours
1. Students will conclude college-sponsored social activities by 1 A.M.
2. Social functions will not be scheduled on the weekend prior to final
xaminations, nor during the week preceding final examinations.
F. Location
1. When appropriate, student organizations are expected to use the
Student Center for social functions.
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2. Permission to use the Student Center or other college facilities is
requested through the office of the Director of Student Activities. Organizations
are responsible for removing all decorations and signs relating to the activity as
well as paying a $10 fee to cover the expense of employing a custodian.
G. Contracts
The contracts for hiring a band or other entertainment must be signed by the
Director of Student Activities. Contracts cannot be signed unless the money in
the account of the organization is sufficient to cover the contract.
H. Conduct
When a student organization sponsors an activity, it is responsible for the
conduct of the individual participants. This includes enforcement of the regulation
which prohibits the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages at any
college-related activity.
I. Financial Responsibilities
1. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived from student
activity fees will rest with the individual organization. Such organizations will
present a quarterly financial report to the Office of Student Affairs and have their
financial accounts audited annually by the office of the Comptroller.
2. Organizations which derive operating funds from student activity fees
must obtain a purchase order from the Director of Student Activities prior to
withdrawing monies from their account.
POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in existence for the purpose of providing a place
and climate for the orderly process of learning. Therefore, the following, which
conforms to the policy of the University System of Georgia relative to the use
of campuses, constitutes Armstrong State College's policy for the use of the
facilities and/or campus.
1. Armstrong State College is state property and is thereby open to any
citizen desiring to visit. The conduct of visitors is expected to conform with
regular college policies.
2. Approved and recognized college student and faculty organizations
may promote any program with any featured speaker provided the program is
approved by the institution in accordance with stated college policy. (see POLICY
REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF
OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS.)
3- The facilities and campus may not be made available for general
partisan political activities.
4- The facilities and campus may not be used by outside groups and
non-student groups except in conjunction with Item 2 above.
5- No activity will be permitted which interferes with the normal and
orderly educational functions of this college.
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POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE
GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College encourages the formation of clubs and organizations
bmong the students and faculty. In the interest of developing educational, cultural
and recreational activities, the college expects to cooperate fully with recognized
college groups, clubs or organizations as these seek to provide programs for their
Tiembers. Whenever possible, Armstrong State College will permit these college-
elated groups to use the physical facilities.
The college recognizes that the general programs of groups, clubs and
brganizations fall into three categories, namely, (1) business meetings, (2)
social or recreational activities, and (3) programs which have a clear educational
burpose germane to the nature of the organization.
In those cases where the meetings involve members of the college family,
either students or faculty, no specific approval or request is necessary other
than the approval of the college sponsor of the club.
Although the college encourages meetings, programs, and activities by all
college approved groups, it does have the responsibility to insure that public
aw and order will be maintained and that the policies of the Board of Regents
will be observed. Therefore, the college reserves the right to approve outside
guests who appear on a program on the campus.
Consequently, where the program is to feature an individual or group of
individuals who are not members of the Armstrong State College official family,
the president of the club or organization, with the approval of the sponsor, must
register, not later than ten (10) days before the program is to take place, with the
Dean of Student Affairs the proposed program and the specific individual or group
of individuals participating.
STATEMENT OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE
CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
A student is eligible to participate in the student activity program if he is
registered for at least ten hours of course work. Students on scholastic or dis-
ciplinary probation will not be considered eligible to participate.
All students, especially those with academic deficiencies, should employ
reasonable discretion in the amount of time they choose to devote to extracurricu-
lar activities of the college.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT BODY
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
PREAMBLE
We the students of Armstrong State College, believing that student govern-
nent is necessary and beneficial, do ordain and establish the Constitution of the
Student Government Association of Armstrong State College. This Constitution
supersedes all previous Constitutions.
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ARTICLE I
Name of Organization and Memberships
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Student Governmen 1
Association of Armstrong State College.
Section 2- All registered students of Armstrong State College are members o
this organization and as such have a voice and vote therein. Students are subjec
to all rules and regulations as may be herein or hereafter enacted by this organi-
zation.
ARTICLE II
Legislative Powers
Section 1. All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the Student
Senate.
Section 2- The membership of the Student Senate shall be composed of
Student Senators elected from each of the four classes of Armstrong State College.
Student Senators shall be elected as prescribed in Article VI, Section 2-
Section 3- The Student Senate shall have the following officers:
B. The president Pro Tern of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from
the members of the Senate and shall serve as head of the Senate in the Absence
of the President.
C. The Secretary of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from the
members of the Senate for the purpose of keeping Senate records, taking minutes
of the meetings, and any other duties deemed necessary.
D. The Chaplain of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from the
members of the Senate for the purpose of executing the duties appropriate to this
office.
E. The Parliamentarian of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from
the members of the Senate for the purpose of advising the Senate concerning
parliamentary procedure.
Section 4. The Student Senate Shall:
A. Enact, by majority vote, rules and regulations of the Student Body.
B. Accept and act upon all petitions for recognition of all student organiza-
tions seeking official recognition of the college. All action shall be subject to
approval of the Student Activities Committee of the Faculty Council.
C. Propose, by two-thirds vote, amendments to this Constitution.
D. Provide for the publication of legislation in order that the Student Body
may be informed.
E. Confirm all appointments by the President of the Student Government
Association by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting.
F. Impeach by a majority vote any officer of the Executive, Legislative, or
Judicial .branch of Student Government for malfeasance or serious abuse of
authority, and try all impeachments provided no person shall be convicted without
concurrence of two- thirds of the total membership of this body.
G. Override, if necessary, the veto of the President of the Student Govern-
ment Association by a two-thirds vote of the membership.
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H. Establ ish its own meeting time and rules of procedure.
Section 5- Each class shall be entitled to five senators. Additional senators
>hall be allotted on the basis of one senator for every two hundred students above
ive hundred comprising the membership of any given class.
Section 6- Review- All legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the
Student Senate shall be subject to review by the President of the college before
>ecoming effective.
ARTICLE III
Executive Powers
Section 1. All executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the Presi-
lent of the Student Government Association.
Section 2- At the time of election, candidates for the office of President of
he Student Government Association shall have at least third-quarter junior
:lassification as outlined in the College Bulletin. Each candidate shall have a
ninimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must maintain this grade average
hroughout his tenure of office.
Section 3- The President of the Student Government Association shall have
he power to appoint any committee which he deems necessary to further the
jdmini stration of Student Government and shall act as Chairman of the President's
Zabinet. Power shall be vested in the President of the Student Government
Association to call a meeting of the Student Body provided it has been scheduled
jt least two (2) weeks in advance on the Student Activities calendar and has
jeen sufficiently publici zed. The President of the Student Government Association
shall, in cases where he deems necessary, call special meetings of the Student
Senate, and have the power to veto any legislation passed by the Student Senate,
n the event that the President of the Student Government Association is unable
o continue in office, he will be succeeded by the Vice President. The duties of
he Vice President then will be assumed by the President-Pro Tern of the Senate,
fhe President Pro Tern will succeed the Vice President to the presidency if the
jffice is again vacated. In the event a vacant office cannot be filled in the manner
prescribed by the constitution or the Honor Council regulations, the vacancy
shall be filled through appointment by the President of the Student Body with the
approval of the Senate.
Section 4- At the time of election, candidates for the office of Vice President
sf the Student Government Association shall have at least third-quarter sophomore
classification as outlined in the College Bulletin. Each candidate shall have a
-ninimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must maintain this average throughout
lis tenure in office.
Section 5- The Vice President of the Student Government Association shall
assume the duties of the President in his absence from or vacation of the post of
President. The Vice President shall serve as a member of the President's
Cabinet. The Vice President shall be the President of the Senate and shall be a
voting member of that body only in case of a tie.
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Section 6- At the time of election, candidates for the offices of Secretary
and Treasurer of the Student Government Association shall have a minimum grade
point average of 2.0 and must maintain this average if elected.
Section 7- The Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government Associa-
tion shall be members of the President's Cabinet.
Section 8- The following appointed position shall also be included in the
President's Cabinet:
A. The Secretary of Elections shall be responsible for the enforcement of
regulations pertaining to elections including the following:
1. The polls shall be open for a period of time sufficient to assure evening
students as well as day students an opportunity to participate in the elections.
The specific hours will be determined by the Election Committee in cooperation
with the Director of Student Affairs.
2- Immediately after the polls are closed, the counting and tabulation shall
by made by the Secretary of Elections, Secretary of Student Body, and two
representatives of the Student Senate appointed by the President of the Student
Senate. No vote shall be counted before that time and all members must be present
3. Solicitation of votes within the immediate vicinity of the polls during
elections will not be permitted.
4- If ballots are used, they shall be placed in the offices of Student Govern-
ment for a period of forty-eight hours after they have been counted. At any time
during this period, a candidate may demand and receive a recount provided the
Secretary of Elections is petitioned within this time by ten (10) students.
5- If only one post is to be filled, the candidate receiving a simple majority
of votes cast shall be elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority of
votes, a runnoff election will be held between the top two candidates. In the case
of senatorial elections where a number of positions are to be filled, these offices
shall be filled by those candidates receiving the greatest number of votes.
6- The result of all student elections shall be posted within twenty-four
hours after the polls have been closed.
B. Secretary of Student Affairs— The Secretary of Student Affairs shall work
with the Director of Student Activities to coordinate all student activities. He
shall be responsible for presenting to the Student Senate any information pertain-
ing to student activities and shall make recommendations regarding the recogni-
tion of new organizations. All petitions relative to student affairs shall be direct-
ed to the Secretary of Student Affairs.
ARTICLE IV
Judicial Powers
Section 1. The Judicial Powers of the Student Body shall be vested in ar
Honor Council.
Section 2. The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in all
cases involving infractions of the Honor Code. The Honor Council shall be
governed by the Honor System amended and ratified March 10, 1965.
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ARTICLE V
Nominations and Elections
Section 1. The months of March and/or April shall be designated as election
.month(s) and all nominations and elections for officers prescribed in this consti-
tution shall take place during this period, with the exception of the Freshman
Class officers and senators.
Section 2- Nominations for the officers of theStudent Government Association
shall be initiated by a petition of nominations requiring 20 signatures. Any stu-
dent qualifying under the constitution shall be eligible. These officers include:
President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government
Association, and President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Honor Council,
and Class Senators. Election of these offices shall be held no later than the
third Tuesday in April.
Section 3- The class officers for each class shall consist of a President,
Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President of each class shall have
[the power to call a meeting of his class with the approval of the Director of
Student Activities.
Section 4- Nominations for class officers shall be initiated at individual
class meetings of the rising Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes. The class
meetings shall be held in the first week of May. The election will be held in the
second week of May. Students who are currently classified as first-quarter Sopho-
mores, Juniors, or Seniors may attend meetings of rising classes which correspond
with their current classification. Students who are eligible to attend any given
individual meeting shall also be eligible for nomination to office in that class. In
prder to be eligible for a class office, candidates must have a minimum over-all
grade average of 2.0 and must maintain this average throughout their tenure of
office. The conducting of elections for new class officers shall be the responsi-
bility of outgoing class officers.
Section 5- Senatorial seats vacated will be filled in the following manner.
Candidates will initiate petitions for nominations and secure 20 signatures. The
petitions will be given to the President of the class in question and from these
candidates the President will appoint the necessary number of persons to fill
the vacancies. The appointment will require the approval of the Senate by a
two-thirds vote of those present and voting.
Section 6- Nominations for the Freshman Class officers, Honor Council
representatives, and Senators shall be held at a meeting of the Freshman Class.
This meeting shall be held not later than the first Tuesday in October. This
meeting shall be called by the President of the Student Body and shall be under
his direction. The election for these officers will be conducted during the second
week in October.
ARTICLE VI
Amending the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended through legislation introduced in the
Student Senate and it must be passed by a two-thirds majority of that body pres-
ent. The proposed amendment shall then be submitted for review to the Commit-
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tee on Student Activities of the Faculty Council. Final approval of the proposed
amendment shall be accomplished by a campus-wide ballot in which two-thirds
of the total number voting must approve the amendment.
Student Elections
CLUB AND ORGANIZATIONS
Religious Organizations
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has ruled that
religious organizations will be permitted to meet on campus on a temporary basis
It is assumed that the various organizations are in the process of making th<
necessary arrangements to have all meetings oif campus.
The religious organizations which have affiliated with the college are
Baptist Student Union Baptist Student*
Greek Orthodox Christian Fellowship Greek Orthodox Student.'
Newman Club Catholic Studentr
Wesley Foundation Methodi st Student'
SERVICE ORGANIZATION
Alpha Phi Omega: The Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity is sponsored b)
the Boy Scouts of America. Their primary objective is to serve the college an<
community.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
At the faculty meeting of August 5, 1966, the faculty voted to recognize
social fraternities and sororities at Armstrong State College. This action was
taken with the belief that such organizations are capable of making a positive
contribution to the total college community.
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This action by the faculty presents a new challenge to students who desire
to make a responsible contribution to the program of the college.
The social organizations which have been recognized by the Student Senate
and Armstrong State College are Alpha Tau Beta, Delta Chi, Tau Epsilon Phi and
Phi Kappa Theta.
Pie-eating contest during
Pioneer Days
PUBLICATIONS
The two student publications of Armstrong State College are The Inkwell, the
College newspaper issued four times per quarter; and the 'Geechee, the college
annual, issued in the summer quarter. Both publications are produced entirely by
students under the supervision of the Dean of Student Affairs and financed in
part by the student activity fund.
DEBATE FORUM
The Debate Forum provides an opportunity for those interested in debating
ro participate in a program of intramural and intercollegiate debating.
ENGLISH CLUB
The English Club offers students an opportunity to read and discuss great
works of literature with individuals of like interest.
HIE PSI
The Hie Psi Club is composed of students interested in the field of psycho-
logy. The advisors for the club are selected from the faculty of the Psychology
Department. To be eligible for membership, a student must have had, or be taking,
the introductory psychology course.
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GLEE CLUB
The Glee Club offers the musically inclined student an opportunity to meet
periodically with students of similar interests and abilities. The Glee club
performs at various functions during the year.
THE MASQUERS
The Masquers is the college dramatic club which stages three productions
per year under professional direction in the completely equipped college theater.
MATH AND SCIENCE CLUB
The Math and Science Club is for those desiring to share their interests in
mathematics and the sciences outside the classroom.
FUTURE SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION
The Future Secretaries Association is a club affiliated with the National
Secretaries Association for students of secretarial science.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
The Young Democrats is a political organization for students with Demo-
cratic inclinations.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
The Young Republicans is a political organization for students with Re-
publican inclinations.
CHEERLEADERS
Students interested in trying out for the cheerleader squad should contact the
Head of the Physical Education Department.
ASC PEP BAND
The Pep Band is composed of students who play musical instruments for the
fun of it and for a purpose. They play to enhance the spirit of our athletic team
and the fans supporting the teams. The Pep Band has made a big difference at
the games.
CHESS CLUB
The Chess Club is for students who possess an interest in chess and who
desire to improve their game.
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MISS 'GEECHEE PAGEANT
The 'Geechee Beauty Review is held in the fall quarter to select Mi
Geechee and members of her court. Contestants are sponsored by the various
organizations on campus.
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SPORTS
Armstrong participates in
intercollegiate sports com-
petition in basketball, golf,
and baseball. Other sports
at the college, such as volley-
ball, touch football, tennis
and softball, are offered on
an intramural basis with
competition between volun-
teer intramural teams or
between other interested
campus organizations.
HOMECOMING
Homecoming at Armstrong
State College is held during
the winter quarter and includ-
es a parade and homecoming
basketball game. The Home-
coming Queen is elected and
reigns during the homecoming
activities.
PIONEER DAYS
Pioneer Days are held in
the spring quarter. Pioneer
costumes are the usual dress for these spirited times. Interclass and interclub
competition, student-faculty games, a variety show, and a dance are scheduled
during this two-day period
LEADERSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
As a means of honoring those students who made the greatest contributions
to the college through service in leadership positions, Armstrong State College
holds a special banquet during the spring quarter. This banquet has become an
annual affair and is known as the Annual Leadership Awards Banquet.
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NOTES
NOTES
NOTES
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IMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE 5
STUDENT HANDBOOK
*
Alma Mater
Words by Margaret Spencer Lubs and Doris Folk, Class of 1939
Alma Mater through the ages.
Singing thy undying fame,,
Will thy sons and daughters cherish
And defend thy golden name.
To each heart thy noble story
And thy calm and stately grace
Herald thine immortal glory.
Armstrong, hail, all hail to thee!
Alma Mater those before us
Left thine honor great and strong
We who follow take their banner,
Raise it with a fighting song!
Consecrated is thy teaching,
Sacred is thy marble height,
Glorious thy spirit reaching
Ever upward to the light.
School colors — maroon and gold
Mascot _ Pirate
Nickname - Geechees
Armstrong State College
Student Handbook
1968—1969
This Handbook is made available to all students enrolled in Arm =
strong State College. General information about the college is included
as well as information regarding school policies and regulations. Each
student will be held responsible for knowing the information covered in
theHandbook as well as the information provided in the Col lege Bui letin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will largely be determined
by your willingness to accept the responsibilities that accompany your
status as a member of the student body of this growing institution. The
Student Handbook is designed to assist you in understanding these responsible
ties.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Alma Mater 1
Handbook Introduction 2
Welcome by President 6
Campus Map 7
Greetings from Dean of Student Affairs 8
History of College 9
Greetings from Director of Student Activities 10
Greetings from Student Government Association President 11
Greetings from President of Honor Council 12
Justices of Honor Council 13
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Programs of Study 14
Academic Advisement 14
Counseling and Guidance 14
Course Load 14
Zlass Attendance 15
hange of Class 15
ropping Courses 15
Vithdrawal from College 16
\uditing Courses 16
trades 1/
Zhange of Grades . 17
Academic Probation and Dismissal 17
.ibrary ]8
lonor System 21
GENERAL INFORMATION
Bulletin Board 23
financial Aid 23
Aaroon and Gold 24
>tudent Activity Fee 24
Zonvocations 24
Transcripts 24
dentification Cards 24
?at Caps 25
itudent Insurance 25
TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued
Accidents 2'
Lecture-Concert Series 2'
Refund of Fees 21
Lost and Found 2(
Student Center 2(
Dean's Advisory Council
Open Forum- ___ _ 2(
President's Coffee Hour 2i
Telephone Regulations 2t
STUDENT REGULATIONS
Smoking and Eating Tl
Student Conduct — _____ 21
Disciplinary Procedure 2/
Scholastic Dishonesty 27
Parking Regulations 26
Dress 26
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
Statement of Policy Governing Off-Campus Meeting Houses 3i
Constitution— —
Club and Organizations 3$
Organization Recognition Procedure 3i
Religious Organizations 4C
Service Organizations - — 4C
Social Organizations 4C
Publications 41
Literary Club 41
Hie Psi 41
Glee Club 41
Masquers- ____ ______ __ __ 41
Science Club 41
Future Secretaries— — ___ 41
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - continued
(oung Democrats 41
(oung Republicans 41
>tudent Nurses Association of Georgia 41
Cheerleaders 42
3 ep Band 42
Ihess Club 42
iports 42
"lomecoming 42
5 ioneer Days 42
.eadership Awards Banquet 43
Graduation Dance 43
Greetings
from the
President
HENRY L. ASHMORE
TO THE STUDENTS OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE:
On behalf of the faculty, the administration and the Board of Regents, I
welcome you to Armstrong State College. We are glad you have chosen this
college and wish for you an exciting experience as you attend the institution.
A true mark of the educated man is that he not only recognizes but also
understands the significance and ramifications of his thoughts and actions. H
is our hope that your experiences on this campus will be instrumental in helpinc
you to achieve this ability.
We covet for you the challenging, personal, and sometimes frustrating,
experiences of learning, of thinking, of feeling, and of deciding. We hope yoi
will find positive and intelligent involvement as you engage in the social,
intellectual, and cultural activities offered at this institution.
You are truly "well come"!
HENRY L. ASHMORE
President
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
1. Administration Building
2. Victor Classroom Building
3. Gamble Building
4- Science Building
5. Solms Science Building
6- Jenkins Building
7. Memorial Student Center
8- New Addition to Student Center
9. Lane Library
10. Maintenance Building
11. Health & Physical Education Bldg.
12. Parking Lot
Welcome!
JAMES T. ROGERS
WELCOME:
In choosing to attend Armstrong State College you join some six million
other individuals throughout the United States who will be attending institution
of higher learning this year. You, along with the other millions who join in youi
dream of personal enrichment, represent an investment in the future of oui
country. It was Robert Hutchins who wrote, "We do not know what education can
do for us because we have never tried it." At Armstrong State College you wi
will have the opportunity to "try education." For the sake of your own future and
the future of our country, I invite you to take full advantage of this opportunity.
Best wishes for a most successful year.
Sincerely,
JAMES T. ROGERS
Dean of Student Affairs
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935, as Armstrong Junior
College, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to meet a long felt
need for a college in the community. The College was housed in the Armstrong
Building, a gift to the city from the family of George F. Armstrong, and over the
years built or acquired five more buildings in the neighborhood of Forsyth Park
and Monterey Square.
The College, as Armstrong College of Savannah, became a two=year unit of
the University System of Georgia on January 1, 1959, under the control of the
Regents of the University System.
In 1962, the Mills Bee Lane Foundation purchased a new campus site of
over 200 acres, selected by the Regents. The new campus, with seven new
buildings, was occupied in December, 1965 =
In 1964, the Regents conferred upon Armstrong the status of a four-year
college, with the right to offer the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of
Business Administration. The College now offers fourteen major programs
leading to these degrees, and, in addition, the two year Associate Degree in
Nursing, in Dental Hygiene, and in Police Administration.
The College community includes about 2100 students and 84 full-time
faculty members.
Armstrong State College retained its accreditation as a junior college by
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools when it became a four=year
college. In the process of following the procedure required by the Association
for accreditation as a senior institution, Armstrong State College expects to be
accredited as a senior institution in the fall of 1968, with accreditation retro-
active to January 1, 1968.
Greetings
from the
Director of Student Activities
J. A. BUCK
DEAR STUDENTS:
Welcome to Armstrong State College! This will be one of the most exciting
and rewarding periods of your life. Armstrong State offers to you the tools for
growth, both academically and socially.
Make the most of your opportunities whether you are striving in the class-
room or engaging in co-curricular activities. This is a time for enrichment!
Congratulations on your choice of Armstrong State College and much success
in the coming year.
Sincerely,
J. A, BUCK
Director of Student Activities
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Greetings!
I
. EUGENE SMITH, JR
FELLOW STUDENTS:
Congratulations to those who have graduated from high school and welcome
to the Armstrong State College Student Body. Here you will be given every
opportunity to expand your academic studies as well as participate in our grow-
ing extracurricular activity program.
The high academic rating of Armstrong State is known throughout Georgia
and it offers you a chance to develop your career field to your maximum potential.
In addition to studies Armstrong State offers you a program of extra-curricular
activities designed to suit your needs. It is my hope that you will accept the
responsibilities of a student and become involved in every activity your schedule
permits, because only by participating can you become a part of the college.
I welcome from each of you any suggestions, comments or criticisms that
will increase the effectiveness of our student government.
Sincerely,
V, EUGENE SMITH, JR,
President, Student Gov't Assoc.
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RENEE TJOUMAS
On behalf of the Honor Council, I welcome you to Armstrong State College.
It is our desire that you find here the challenging experiences you seek.
We trust, too, that you bring to the college a resolve to make a significant
contribution as a mature and responsible citizen of the college community.
As one of a very few colleges operating under an Honor Code, we have an
added responsibility and opportunity; that of participating in self government.
However, the student Honor Code will be effective only to the extent that we
accept the responsibilities which accompany this privilege.
May your days at Armstrong State be meaningful and of lasting significance.
Sincerely,
RENEE TJOUMAS
President
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HONOR COUNCIL 1968-69
RENEE TJOUMAS,
President
CHARLES HOUSTON,
Senior Justice
BETTY PARKER,
Secretary
,
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s.
NATHAN GODLEY
CAROLYN GRAHAM
Uk
JULIAN STROBERT
EUGENE WATERS FLORENCE WILLIAMS
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/. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
The following represents a summary of academic information provided in
the College Catalog. This information is particularly pertinent to your first
year at Armstrong State College. It is not intended to be complete and should
not be relied upon as a final authority for information affecting your standing
in college. If in doubt, see the College Bulletin or the proper administrative
official.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Bachelor of Arts Degree with majors in history, English, music, Political
Science and Psychology.
Bachelor of Science Degree with majors in biology, chemistry and mathe
tics.
Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with majors in accounting,
management and economics.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education;
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology;
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene Education;
Associate in Arts Degree in Nursing, Dental Hygiene and Police Administrc
tion.
ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Students who are in need of academic advisement and who have decided
on a major should consult the head of the department in which they plan to
concentrate
COUNSELING ANO GUIDANCE
Qualified counselors are located in the Office of Student Personnel to give
assistance to students who are experiencing difficulties relating to academic
work, personal problems, vocational goals, or transition to college. Students are
encouraged to take advantage of this service whenever necessary.
COURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of quarter hours in
which he is enrolled. For example, a student enrolled in a 5-hour course woulc
meet this class one hour a day, five days a week, for the entire quarter. Evening
classes and classes with labs would vary slightly from this pattern
The average student load is 16-17 hours per quarter. As a general rule,
students are expected to spend two hours in study for every hour in class. A
student taking an average load would be expected to devote a minimum of 4£
hours per week to class sessions and to his preparation therefor.
Permission to enroll for more than 17 quarter hours will be granted by the
Registrar to a student
a) with an average grade of "B" for the preceding quarter, or
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b) in an engineering program, or
c) requiring an extra course in one of the two quarters prior to graduation.
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 quarter hours in any
ne quarter.
Fxceptions to these limitations may be made only by the Dean of the Col-
ege.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a maximum of 11
ours unless he has better than a "B" average in the last quarter for which
rades are available.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and the effect of a
s<jdent's attendance on his grades in a course is left entirely to the discretion
of the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is announced, discus-
d, or lectured upon in class as well as for mastering all assigned reading; he
also responsible for turning in on time all assignments and tests, including
?citation and unannounced quizzes. The best way to meet these responsibilities
s to attend classes regularly. An instructor may drop a student from any class
• i th a grade of "WF" if he thinks that excessive absence prevents that student
rom satisfactorily fulfilling his responsibilities. If such excessive absence is
he result of prolonged illness, death in the family, college business, or religious
olidays, the withdrawal grade, will be either "W" or "WF" depending on the
tudent's status at the time he was dropped. . Each instructor will be responsible
or informing his classes on their meeting what constitutes excessive absence
n the particular class. Each student is responsible for knowing the attendance
egulation in his class and for complying with it.
CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student has registered, a change in classes will not be made unless
pme legitimate reason is given. In no case will a change be made because a
tudent happens to prefer one instructor over another. If changes are necessary,
student must have the written approval of an official in the Student Personnel
ffice. A charge of $2 per course will be made for any change after registration
nless the change is initiated by the college. This fee is not refundable and is
ayable to the Business Office.
DROPPING COURSES
A student desiring to drop a course after the quarter has begun must obtain
Drop-Add Notice in the Student Personnel Office. The notice must be signed
y the instructor of the course being dropped and returned to the Registrar's
ffice.
A student who drops a course not more than seven school days after the
lass begins will receive the grade of "W". A student who drops a course after
le first seven days and before the last eight school days will receive a grade
f "W" or "7F", depending on his status when he dropped. A student may not
Dluntarily drop a course during the last eight school days of a quarter.
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Pioneer Days
WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college must begin
process in the Student Personnel Office. A formal withdrawal is requirec
insure that the student is eligible to return to Armstrong State College. >
refund to which a student is entitled will be considered from the date wh
appears on the withdrawal form.
AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to take the Schola
ic /ptitude Test, but must meet all other requirements for admission and pay
regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be obtained from
Admissions Office.
Students enrolled on a full-time, credit basis and desiring to change fr
credit status to audit status must have the permission of the instructor,
change of this nature may be made after the seventh class meeting.
GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student. Students doing unsal
factory work (D-F) will receive a mid-term report.
Armstrong State College uses the following system of grading:
Numerical Span Grade
95-100 A-*
90-94 A
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Honor Poin
4.5
4.0
85-89 B 4 3.5
80-84 B 3.0
75-79 C 4 2.5
70-74 C 2.0
65-69 D 4 1.5
60-64 D 1 .0
Below 60 F
l-!ncomplete (must be removed by mid-term of succeeding quarter or
will automatically become an "F")
W-Withdraw with no grade.
WF-Withdrew Failing
NC-No credit
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by dividing the number
f hours for which he is enrolled (attempted hours) into the total honor points
sceived. W's are excluded from this computation, but WF's and F's are consider
d. A student's overall average is computed by dividing the total hours attempted
ito the total honor points earned while enrolled.
When a course is repeated at Armstrong State College, the grade last receiv-
d replaces all previous grades in this course.
Example:
Courses for Quarter Hours Final Grade Honor Pts. Earned
Eng.— 101—- - .————5 C (2,0) -—-10.00(5x2.0)
Hist. 114——.—- ——...—.5 B (3.0)— -15.00 (5x3.0)
Math 101 5 D (1.0)-—-. 5.00 (5x1,0)
P. E. HI——— — 1 B (3.0)—— 3.00 (1x3.0)
Total-——— — - 16 Total 33.00
33 t 16 = 2.06 (quarterly grade point average)
CHANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office, they become
nal. Students should not request that changes be made once they have been
officially recorded in that office.
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
The academic probation and dismissal policy is as follows:
a) A student failing to maintain the grade point average indicated for quarter
ours attempted will be placed on academic probation:
Quarter Hours Attempted at Required Cumulative GPA*
Armstrong and Elsewhere
0-15 13
16-30 1.4
17
31-45 1.5
46-60 1 .6
61-75 1.7
76-90 1>8
91-105 19
106-120 1 >9
121-135 and over 2.0
*When a course is repeated at Armstrong State College, the grade las
received replaces all previous grades in this course.
b) The academic status of students who have attended other institution
will be determined by using only work attempted at Armstrong State College ii
computing the grade point average. The minimum grade point average required o
such students must correspond to the total quarter hours attempted at Armstron
and elsewhere as presented in the chart above. Any student whose grade poir
average drops below these minimums will be placed on academic probation.
c) A student on academic probation must (1) at the completion of the ne>
15 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative grade point average required for quarte
hours attempted, or (2) at the completion of the next 15 quarter hours, achiev
at least a "C" (2.0) average for these 15 quarter hours and for each successiv
15 quarter hours attempted until he achieves the cumulative grade point averag
required in the table above.
d) There will be no minimum number of academic quarter hours required c
individuals who are on scholastic probation.
e) Failing to meet either of these requirements for academic probation,
student will be dismissed from the college for one quarter. A third such academi
di smi ssal will be final.
f) A student re-entering the college after academic dismissal is placed o
probation and must meet the requirements of paragraph "b" above.
g) A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by letter to th
President, who will refer the appeal to the Committee on Academic Standing. Sue
letter of appeal should state the nature of any extenuating circumstances relatin
to the academic deficiency; the letter must be received by the President no late
than 9:00 A. M. of registration day.
LIBRARY
The Lane Library of Armstrong State College is a modern two-story building
which is completely air-conditioned. There is a periodical and newspaper room
on the first floor. Individual carrel desks are available on both floors. Study
rooms, for use of two or more persons with the intent of serious group discus-
sions, are located on the second floor. Application for use must be made at the
Charging desk.
The Library maintains a copying machine, microfilm and microcard readers
for student use.
HOURS: The library is open from 8 A.M. until 9 P.M. Monday through Friday;
1 P.M. until 5 P.M. on Saturday, and 2 P.M. until 6 P.M. on Sunday. Any varia-
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tions or changes, including Intersessions will be posted in the library.
RESOURCES: The collection consists of approximately 49,000 volumes, with
additional pamphlets and government documents, phonograph records and tapes.
The library receives 490 periodicals and newspapers.
You will find materials for every subject, purpose and taste in the library.
All books and periodicals have been carefully selected for the work and interests
of the students and faculty.
CIRCULATION POLICIES:
1. Library Card. The I.D. Card, issued to you at registration and punched
for the current quarter, must be presented to the library to obtain a Library
Card. It is necessary that you present your library card each time you wish to
check out any materials. No loans will be made without it.
2. Reference books and periodicals (whether bound or unbound) are for use
only within the library.
3. GENERAL books (except Reserve books) may be borrowed for two weeks.
Unless another borrower is waiting for a book, it may be renewed one time. To
renew a book, it must be brought to the charging desk from which you borrowed
! it.
4. When a total of 5 books has been checked out to any student, he or she
may not borrow any additional books until some have been returned. The maximum
must not exceed 5«
5. Reserve books are so designated at the request of an instructor who
assigns them to his classes as supplementary or required reading, and they
are shelved at the charging desk. Reserve books are circulated for the length
of time recommended by the instructor.
6. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE BOOKS TO BE TAKEN FROM THE
LIBRARY WITHOUT SIGNING FOR THEM AT THE CHARGING DESK. Unless
this rule is observed, there is no way of maintaining control of the books and
making them available for all to use.
FINES:
For 14-day books the fine is 5tf per day.
For all Reserve books and Language tapes (except Overnight and
One-week Reserves) the fine is 25tf per day.
For Overnight Reserve books the fine is 25<£ for the first hour and
10# for each additional hour (or fraction), up to a maximum of $1.00
per day for each item.
For Recordings, Tapes, One-week Reserve books and Pamphlets
the fine is 10<£ per day.
Fines are not charged to raise funds for the library, but are imposed as a
means of encouraging the prompt return of library materials so that as many
people as possible may benefit from them.
Borrowers who lose books or other library material will be charged the price
of the item plus 20% of the value to cover the cost of correcting the records and
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processing a replacement copy. If the book is found within the school year, a
a refund will be made of the price of the book, providing the person is still a
student at the time. No refund will be made of the processing charge. If a student
should lose a book, he should report this fact immediately so that excessive
fines do not accumulate.
Students who owe fines to the library or who have overdue books will not
be permitted to register for the next quarter or to have transcripts of records
until their accounts have been cleared. Also, quarter grades will be withheld
if the library record of the student is not clear.
CONDUCT:
1. Quiet, The Library does not function as a place to visit with your friends
There is no room for conversational study. The Student Center is the place for
eating, drinking, and talking. Students are urged to be considerate of others who
need to read, study and use library facilities. This is your Library. It is your
responsibility to maintain quiet.
2. Smoking. Smoking is not permitted in any area of the library except the
foyer.
3. Dress. Ladies are not permitted to wear shorts or slacks in the library
at anytime, including evenings and weekends.
4. Students who fail to maintain suitable standards of conduct, or who fail
to observe any of the library's regulations, will be sent out of the building and
will not be readmitted without special permission.
5. Stealing books or willfully mutilating them are considered reprehensible
practices and students are warned that such action can result in permanent
suspension from the college.
HONOR SYSTEM
The Honor System at Armstrong State College provides all members of the
student body with an opportunity to participate in self government. The accom-
panying responsibilities are outlined below.
The Honor System, written by a joint committee of faculty and students/
received an overwhelming endorsement by both faculty and students during the
Winter Quarter, 1965-
The ordinances of the Honor System are as follows:
1. All students must agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the Honoii
System. A student shall not be accepted at Armstrong State College unless h«j
signs the following statement at the time of his first registration:
"I have read the regulations governing the Honor System at Armstrong State
College, and I understand that as a student at Armstrong, I must comply with all
of these requirements." This statement and all rules and regulations governing
the Honor System shall be printed in the official Bulletin and the Student Handbook.
The statement shall also be printed on the application form for admission to be
signed by the student before admission to the college.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council to conduct an extensive
orientation program at thebeginning ofeach quarter for all newly entering students 1
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o explain fully the requirements of the Honor System and to allow full discussion
of these regulations.
II. The following shallbe considered violations of the Honor Code:
A. Academic dishonesty of any kind (giving or receiving any unauthoriz-
ed help on any assignment, test or paper. At the beginning of each quarter it
hall be the responsibility of each teacher to make clear what shall be considered
inauthorized help in his course.)
B. Stealing only when related to cheating.
C. Lying before the Honor Council.
D. Failure to report a known offense. (Lying or stealing in any other
ases will be considered disciplinary, not Honor, matters.)
III. Ways of reporting a violation of the Honor Code:
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor Code should report
imself to a member of the Honor Council.
B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of a violation of the
onor Code must report the matter. This may be done in one of two ways:
1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report himself to a mem-
>er of the Honor Council no later than the end of the next school day. After this
lesignated time the person who is aware of the violation must inform a member
f the Honor Council so that the Honor Council may contact the accused person
f he has not already reported himself.
2. He may report the suspected violation directly to a member of the Honor
Zouncil without informing the accused.
IV. The Honor Council will be composed of nine students.
A. Selection shall be made by the President, Vice-President and Secretary
tf the Student Body, the President and Secretary of the Honor Council, together
•ith three faculty members appointed by the President of the college. Selection
shall be based on the followinq requirements:
1. High moral principles and unquestioned academic integrity in all their
elations to fellow students, faculty, and administrative officials.
2. A minimum of Cf for the preceding quarter and an over-all average of C-I-.
Kny student not in good standing with the college in academic or disciplinary
latters is ineligible to serve on the Honor Council. Any member of the Honor
Council who falls below these requirements will be ineligible to continue his
erm of service. A replacement will not be selected, however, unless the total
umber of students on the Honor Council falls below seven.
B. The selection committee shall submit a questionnaire to those students
'ho meet these requirements. On the basis of the questionnaires the committee
as the power to appoint three seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores to
erve on the Honor Council. At least three committee members shall be women
nd at least three shall be men. This distribution may be altered when deemed
est by the selection committee. The appointments shall be made by the second
uesday in March, and the Council shall assume its duties on April 1.
C. The Honor Council shall elect one of its members to serve as President
nd one as Secretary. The President shall preside at all meetings and trials, and
he Secretary shall maintain a written record of all proceedings.
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D. During summer school, any member of the Honor Council who is attendii
summer classes will serve on the Council for the summer together with oth
students appointed by the Council and the Dean of Student Affairs.
V. The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws and procedure.
A. An Honor Council meeting shall be called by the President of the Counc
to examine a reported violation as soon as possible after such a report. Wh<
possible the meeting of the Council will be held within a week of the violatio
B. At the meeting the Honor Council will hear the accusation, the testimo
of any witnesses, and any defense the accused may wish to present.
C. The accused will have the right to hear all witnesses and all eviden
brought before the Honor Council.
D. Written notification of the specific charges which, if approved, shall
made grounds for suspension or dismissal from a class.
E. The accused will be considered innocent until proved guilty.
F. Every trial shall be conducted by a Council of at least seven member
including the President. In the absence of the President, the senior justice sh<
preside.
G. The Secretary will keep minutes of all meetings. All official testimo
will be tape recorded, provided that the recording devices are under the contf
of the Council.
H. A vote of two-thirds majority of the members of the Honor Council prese
and voting will be necessary for the conviction of the accused. The Council,
the event of a verdict of guilty, shall determine the penalty by majority vot
I. The vote will be taken by secret ballot.
VI. Post-trial Procedure.
A. Immediately upon conclusion of the trial, the accused shall be notified
the findings and of the recommendation that the Council will make to the Pre;
dent of the college.
B. If the accused is found innocent, he shall be notified of the finding a
cautioned that the trial may be re-opened for good cause by the Council within
period of three weeks or at the request of the professor in whose course tl
alleged violation occurred.
C. If a person is found guilty, the Honor Council will recommend to tl
President of Armstrong State College one of the following:
1. Expulsion from the class and denial of credit in the course in whi<
the violation occurred and denial of the position of any elective office.
2. Suspension from school for any number of quarters (the minimi
suspension will be for the remainder of the quarter in which the violation occurs
3- Expulsion from school.
In cases where the accused is found guilty, the Honor Council will report
writing its recommendations to the President of the College who will make t
final decision. After the President of the College has decided on the action to I
taken, he will inform, in writing, the accused, the professor of the class in whii
the violation occurred, and the accusor of his decision. The secretary of tl
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nor Council will then post an official notice on the bulletin boards announcing
> action without mentioning the name of the accused.
VII. Although the College feels that the above three recommendations are
aropriate for academic dishonesty, it also recognizes that unique circumstances
y arise. For such cases a series of appeals is open to the convicted student.
may appeal either the conviction or the punishment or both in the following
lys:
A. To the President of Armstrong State College in a letter.
B. The President's decision may be appealed to the Chancellor of the Uni-
■sity System of Georgia in a letter.
C. The Chancellor's decision may be appealed to the Board of Regents of
University System of Georgia in a letter.
VIII. Each student will be required to write on every written assignment,
t, or paper a pledge that he has neither given nor received any unauthorized
p on this work. This may be done by writing the word "Pledged" followed by
; student's signature.
IX. The Honor System is dependent upon student cooperation and support. It
(felt that every student wishes the credit for his work to be unquestioned and
; college he has chosen to be respected.
X. A revision of the Honor System will require a majority vote of the faculty
!d of the student body.
. //. GENERAL INFORMATION
BULLETIN BOARD
In order to disseminate information to students, the college has erected a
I let in board in front of the Student Center. This board will serve as the official
liege bulletin board and will be the dissemination point for all matters of
evance to the college community. Students are expected to check this board at
last once a day.
In order to keep the board from becoming unnecessarily cluttered, all informa-
>n to be posted should be left in Student Personnel Office and must be dated by
; responsible organization. After a maximum period of two weeks the informa-
n will be removed.
Personal announcements may be posted on the other bulletin boards around
|l campus.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered through the Student Personnel
ice. Students interested in scholarships, assi stanceships, loans, part-time
ployment, or work-study opportunities should make application in this office.
ery effort will be made to assist students who desire an education but who do
>4 have sufficient resources to attend college.
The college employs a number of student assistants each year to work in the
di'ious departments on campus.
| Student assistants are limited to fifteen hours of work per week.
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MAROON AND GOLD
To keep students informed regording school functions, the college publish
a news bulletin, the Maroon and Gold, every Wednesday. This one-page bul let
contains announcements and general information relative to college and stude
activities. Students are expected to read the Maroon and Gold weekly and will I
held responsible for all information contained therein.
Student Activities
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
The student activity fee o
$12 per quarter for day student
and $1 per quarter hour fc
evening and special student
is used to finance the studen
activity program. Payment o
the fee entitles the studen
to free admission to all Col
lege- sponsored events and ti
copies of the College news
paper. Payment of this fei
for three quarters entitles the student to a copy of the College annual.
Disposition of student activity funds is handled by the Student Governmei
(in consultation with the Dean of Student Affairs and the Comptroller) based <
requests from various organizations.
CONVOCATIONS
Required convocations are held at various times during the school yea
Full-time students (students who are enrolled for 12 hours or more) are expect*
to attend. Other programs are scheduled occasionally at which attendance
voluntary. Notices of convocations will be posted on the official bulletin boa
during the week prior to the program.
TRANSCRIPTS
Each student is entitled to one official transcript of his college work witho
charge. Additional copies will be issued at $1 each. Application for transcrip
may be made in the office of the Registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is issued a student idenl
fication card. This card must be validated at each registration and must be carri<
at all times.
The student I.D. is required to obtain a library card, to use the studei
discount service, to vote in student elections and for entrance to all collec
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related functions. Students must also have their I.D. cards in order to receive an
annual.
Your student identification card is an extremely important document. Carry
it both on and off campus.
RAT CAPS
Rat caps are to be purchased and worn by all entering freshman. Caps must
be worn until the completion of Rat Activities. Caps must be bought during Orien-
tation.
STUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been designed especially
for Armstrong State College students. The fee is only $12 for a full year's cover-
age. This insurance may be purchased at Registration. For further information,
contact the Student Personnel Office.
ACCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong State College student becomes ill or is involved
in an accident while on campus, the faculty member teaching the class in which
the accident occurs or the first person on the scene should proceed as follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident giving the location
on campus. The operator will then notify the Campus Nurse and the Office of
Student Affairs.
2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, insure that the person is not
<moved, and keep him as comfortableas possible until the nurse arrives.
When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be taken:
1. The nurse will administer the appropriate first-aid or emergency treatment.
2. The switchboard will be contacted if an ambulance is needed. If necessary,
the family doctor will be notified and asked to meet the ambulance at the hospital,
3. The nurse will remain with the injured person until the ambulance arrives
and accompany the individual to the hospital if necessary.
4. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify the parents of the
injured or ill student.
LECTURE-CONCERT SERIES
The Lecture-Concert Committee, composed of three faculty members and
four students, is responsible for presenting a program of lectures by experts in
the various academic fields and areas of public interest. At least one musical
concert is presented during each quarter.
The committee also encourages the members of the faculty to present con-
certs and lectures for the college community.
REFUNDS OF FEES
Refunds of fees will be made only upon written application for withdrawal
rom school obtained in the Student Personnel Office. No refund will be made to
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students who drop a course. See page 39 of the College Bulletin for furth
information.
LOST AND FOUND
The Student Personnel Office maintains a repository for lost and foui
articles. Any person finding lost articles on campus should turn them in to th
office so they may be claimed by their rightful owner.
STUDENT CENTER
The student center is located on the south side of the campus. The cen
houses student offices, the cafeteria and the bookstore.
Hours for the student center will be from 7:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Mond
through Friday. Vending machines with hot and cold sandwiches, drinks, will
a selection of wholesome and nutritious foods available at reasonable price
Arrangements may be made with the Student Center manager to use facility
of the Student Center for special dinners or parties if the function has b
approved by the Dean of Student Affairs.
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DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean's Advisory Council is composed of the President and Vice Pres
dent of each class, the President and Vice President of the Honor Council, tf
President and Vice President of the Student Government and four students selec
ed at large from the student body. The Council serves to advise the Dean c
Student Affairs regarding programs and activities which relate to students ar
their welfare. Meetings are held twice a month and are open to all student
OPEN FORUM
In order to give students an opportunity to voice their thoughts concernii
current events, local or otherwise, an open forum is conducted twice quarterl
The dates of these meetings will be announced at least one week prior to 1
event.
PRESIDENT'S COFFEE HOUR
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as well as to provi<
students with an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions, the Preside
periodically invites students to a special President's Luncheon. At this tin
matters of common concern are discussed.
TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies. Office telephone
are not to be used by students. Public telephones are provided in the Studer
Center, Gamble Building and the Science Building.
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///. STUDENT REGULATIONS
SMOKING AND EATING
Smoking and eating are prohibited in all classrooms of Armstrong State
College. Students may smoke in the halls and outside the buildings and in all
arts of the Student Center.
STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on campus, at college sponsored affairs or when
epresenting the college in any capacity, must meet accepted standards of adult
>ehavior in compliance with the regulations of Armstrong State College and the
Regents of the University System of Georgia.
Gambling, hazing, the possession of intoxicating beverages, immoral conduct,
ind dishonesty will render the student liable to disciplinary action. Students are
•xpected at all times to show respect for properly constituted authority.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
Administering college regulations regarding discipline is the responsibility
)f the Dean of Student Affairs. A Faculty Discipline Committee is available to
issist, when necessary, in the administration of these policies and tohear appeals
,rom students against whom disciplinary action has been taken.
I Students accused of violations of the disciplinary regulations and/or wit-
esses to these violations may be called before the Dean of Student Affairs
md/ or the Faculty Discipline Committee.
The following penalties may be imposed for violation of these regulations:
1. Probation-- The withholding of privileges for a specified period
f time. Further violations during the probationary period may result in suspension
'f the student.
2. Suspension— The exclusion of the student from the College for a
pecified period of time after which readmission is possible.
4. Expulsion— The permanent separation of the student from the college
/ith no chance for readmission.
Students who have been suspended for disciplinary reasons may be automati =
ally reinstated at the end of the specified period of suspension. The readmission
f any student who has been suspended for disciplinary reasons must be approved
jy the Dean of Student Affairs. For further information see the publication Student
Conduct Program which may be obtained in the Office of Student Affairs.
SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY
Since scholastic pursuits are fundamental to college life, dishonesty in this
rea is a most serious matter.
All cases involving scholastic dishonesty will be handled by the Student
lonor Court. For further information regarding violations and the related disci-
linary procedure, see Section I of this handbook.
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PARKING REGULATIONS
The following is a summary of the traffic regulations which are enforced on
the Armstrong State College campus. Violators will be issued tickets by the
security department. All fines must be paid to the Business Office within forty-
eight (48) hours of the violations or the amount of the fine automatically doubles.
Students who have unpaid fines at the end of the quarter will not be allowed
to register for the succeeding quarter and grades for the quarter in which the
violations occurred will be withheld. Transcripts will not be released from the
Registrar's office until all fines have been cleared.
1. All Armstrong State College students who drive vehicles on campus must
secure decals during registration or from the Office of Student Affairs during the
quarter. Decals are to be properly displayed in the appropriate place on the auto-
mobi le.
2. Students may park in areas designated as student parking; not in spaces
reserved for visitors, seniors, faculty or administration.
3. Automobiles may not be backed into parking spaces.
4. Students are expected to heed all traffic signs and posted speed limits.
5. Vehicles are not permitted on the grass or sidewalks.
6. Parking is not permitted at yellow curbs.
DRESS
The following is considered the minimum acceptable dress for Armstrong
State College students:
Women: Skirts (or culottes) and blouses.
Men: Bermuda shorts or trousers and shirts.
IV STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES
POLICIES GOVERNING STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as an integral part of
the total educational program. They have as their purpose to contribute to the
social welfare of the students as well as to benefit the entire community. Student
organizations are organized and managed by students and are subject to the
regulations of the college. As an integral part of the college community, they
have certain responsibilities: effective achievement of the organization's an-
nounced purposes, appropriate social and community relations, and sound busi-
ness management. The recognition of student organizations at Armstrong State
College results in a relationship in which the college accepts the responsibility
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for providing certain facilities, resources, and services while the student organi-
zation accepts the responsibility for its own conduct. Accepted standards of good
taste shall be observed in the social conduct of such groups. Basic democratic
operational procedures are expected of all student organizations.
The Director of Student Activities serves as over-all coordinator of student
activities at Armstrong State College and is available to assist student organiza-
tions.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor before they can function
as recognized organizations of the college. The advisor must be an Armstrong
State College faculty member or an approved representative of the college. He
should be selected by the organization, and his function will be to inform the
student membership of the regulations of the college concerning student organiza-
tions.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are available to
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsiblity for performance
rests with the members themselves. Failure to abide by Armstrong State College
policies may result in suspension or termination of the privileges to operate. All
student groups shall furnish the Director of Student Activities with information
regarding purposes, organizational structure, membership, officers, activities,
finances, etc., whenever necessary.
I. Student Government
The Student Government of Armstrong State College, comprised of student
body officers, the Student Senate, and Honor Council representatives, shall serve
to express the will of the general student body. The college relies heavily upon
this group in seeking the participation of the student body on matters that concern
student welfare.
The Honor Council is an integral part of the Student Government of Armstrong
State College. It has jurisdiction in all cases involving alleged infractions of the
Honor Code.
fh Standards
Student organizations are responsible for complying with the following
regulations:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate with any outside
group or organization without the approval of the President of Armstrong State
College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-round supervision of
the college whether the college is in session or not.
C. Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared through the
Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State College students
and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Senate may, with the
approval of the Director of Student Activities:
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1. Deny recognition of the group as an organization, possibly demanding
a forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3- Deny representation in Student Handbook and other publications.
4- Deny social activities for a specified period.
III. Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or entertainment
sponsored by the college or a college-approved student group.
A. Major social functions are college-wide events sponsored through
student activity fees and open to all Armstrong State College students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an organization for
its membership only or for the entire student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization must secure
approved chaperons from among the faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions open to the
public. This applies to charge and non-charge activity. To be eligible for admis-
sion to any social activity, at least one member of each couple must be a college
student and present a valid ID card. Exceptions to this standard will be made for
events connected with Homecoming in order that Armstrong State College Alumni
may attend. Major social events open to the general student body should be
scheduled at least three weeks apart.
Hours
1. Students will conclude college-sponsored social activities by 1 A.M.
2. Social functions will not be scheduled on the weekend prior to final
examinations, nor during the week preceding final examinations.
Location
1. When appropriate, student organizations are expected to use college
facilities for social functions.
2. Permission to use the Student Center or other college facilities is
requested through the office of the Director of Student Activities. Organizations
are responsible for removing all decorations and signs relating to the activity as
well as paying a $10 fee to cover the expense of employing a custodian.
Contracts
The contracts for hiring a band or other entertainment must be signed by the
Comptroller of the College. Contracts cannot be signed unless the money in
the account of the organization is sufficient to cover the contract.
Conduct
When a student organization sponsors an activity, it is responsible for the
conduct of the individual participants.
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I. Financial Responsibilities
1. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived from student
rtivity fees will rest with the individual organization. Such organizations will
esent a quarterly financial report to the Office of Student Affairs and nave their
lancial accounts audited annually by the office of the Comptroller.
2. Organizations which derive operating funds from student activity fees
jst obtain a purchase order from the Director of Student Activities prior to
thdrawing monies from their account.
POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in exisience for the purpose of providing a place
nd climate for the orderly process of learning. Therefore, the toliowing, which
ontorms +o the policy of the University System of Georgia relative to the use
I campuses, constitutes Armstrong State College's policy for the use of the
iciiities and or campus.
1. Armstrong State College is state property and is thereby open to any
itizen desiring to visit. The conduct of visitors is expected to conform with
>guiar coliege policies.
2 Approved and recognized coiiege student and faculty organizations
ay promote any program with any featured speaker provided the program is
pproved by the institution in accordance with stated coiiege policy, (see POLICY
EGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF
)FFIC!AL ORGANIZATIONS)
3- The facilities and campus may not be made available for general
artisan political activities.
4- The facilities and campus may not be used by outside croups and
on-studenr groups except in conjunction with Item 2 above.
5- No activity wiii be permitted which interferes with ihe normal and
'derly educational functions of this college.
POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE
GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College encourages the formation of clubs and organizations
mong the students and faculty. In the interest of developing educational, cultural
nd recreational activities, the college expects to cooperate fully with recognized
ollege groups, clubs or organizations as these seek to provide programs for their
lembers. Whenever possible, Armstrong State College will permit these college-
slated groups to use the physical facilities.
The college recognizes that the general programs of groups, clubs and
rganizations fall into three categories, namely, (1) business meetings, (2)
ocial or recreational activities, and (3) programs which have a clear educational
urpose gemane to the nature of the organization.
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In those cases where the meetings involve members of the college family
either students or faculty, no specific approval or request is necessary oth<
than the approval of the college sponsor of the club.
Although the college encourages meetings, programs, and activities by al
college approved groups, it does have the responsibility to insure that public
law and order will be maintained and that the policies of the Board of Regent*
will be observed. Therefore, the college reserves the right to approve outsidc-
guests who appear on a program on the campus.
Consequently, where the program is to feature an individual or group o
individuals who are not members of the Armstrong State College official family
the president of the club or organization, with the approval of the sponsor, mus
register, not later than ten (10) days before the program is to take place, with the
Dean of Student Affairs the proposed program and the specific individual or group
of individuals participating.
POLICY ON STUDENT OFF-CAMPUS MEETING HOUSES
The Student Activities Committee proposes the following policy in respec
to the establishment and governance of off-campus housing of fraternities, sorori
ties, and other student organizations:
I. Conduct: The Purview of the Student Activities Committee
Since the Committee recognizes college students as responsible citizen'
of their wider communities and as respected representatives of the College, i
therefore expects their conduct in off-campus activities to comply with thii
trust. The Committee is thus loathe to frame a set of rules and regulations expli
citly setting forth policy adequately encompassed already by the laws of ou
nation, state, county, and city for the guidance of all citizens. Consequently, th
Committee feels the following statements, in respect to the conduct of studen
organizations in off-campus houses, should be sufficient.
A. Alleged violations of the law; involvement in civil suit; or any action
which might be construed as violations of criminal statues or which might b<
actionable in civil suit; by the members of an organization while representing th<
organization in any capacity, shall constitute sufficient ground for the Committe
to actively intervene in order to ascertain for itself the facts of the case. In m
event is such an intervention to be taken as a prejudgment of student wrongdoim
by the Committee. Students should recognize, however, that any involvement o
a College-sponsored organization in the criminal or civil courts, or any action tha
might lead to such a situation, will inevitably reflect on the reputation and on th<
policies of the College. In such event, the College is, ipso facto , an intereste<
P ar y * B. Officers or members of an organization appearing before the Studen
Activities Committee, or any duly constituted faculty or administrative body o
the College, to respond to allegations of wrongdoing which, in the event of ai
affirmative finding, might constitute grounds for disciplinary action shall hav
secured to them thosejprocedural guarantees promulgated by the College for th
governance of College bodies investigating the wrongdoing of individual colleg
students.
II. Conduct: The Responsibilities of College-Affiliated Organizations Havin
Off-Campus Houses
Applicant organizations will recognize the time honored principle that the
obverse side of freedom is responsibility. We expect members of these organiza
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ions to act as responsible citizens. For the preservation of their good citizen
tanding, the Committee delegates first and primary responsibility to the organi-
ions themselves. To this end we promulgate the following guidelines:
A. Applicant organizations must show evidence to the Committee that
ley have established adequate machinery for dealing with possible internal
isciplinary problems.
B. Officers and members of organizations have the obligation to bring to
le attention of the relevant College officials any situations which might serious-
/ compromise the good reputation of the organization and/or the College. Students
re asked to exercise sound judgment in recognizing for themselves when situa-
ons which may develop are of such a serious nature that they cannot be adjudi-
ated properly within the mechanisms of the organization itself.
C. The faculty sponsor or an adult approved by the Office of Student
ffairs shall be present at all meetings and social functions of the organization.
hen social functions are open to the student body, alumni, etc., the organization
ill consult with the Office of Student Affairs for advice on whether supervision
y police officers is necessary.
D. Hazing, for any reason, shall be prohibited as an aspect of organiza-
on activity.
E. Organizations shall make available to the Student Activities Commit-
*e for permanent filing an updated copy of their full house rules.
III. Financial Responsibility
An applicant organization must demonstrate financial competence to meet the
^current obligations of maintaining the premises they occupy. The organization
ust in addition show competence to meet a reasonable amount of emergency
nancial obligations usually attendant on householding. To these ends the Com-
ittee promulgates the following guidelines:
A. Competence to meet financial obligations cannot be projected on the
isis of expected revenues from membership dues or other sources. In the opinion
the Committee the only feasible way such warranty of financial responsibility
an be assured is by having an economically secure individual from the corn-
unity, or a board made up of such individuals, assume responsibility for all of
e organizations' obligations.
B. It is expected that the financial affairs or organizations will be on
cash or, at most, a regular thirty day billing basis. Decisions by organizations
enter long-term credit obligations must be submitted to the Committee for
>proval.
C. Organizations must have their off-campus premises full and adequate-
insured for liability.
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT BODY
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
PREAMBLE
We the students of Armstrong State College, believing that student govern-
snt is necessary and beneficial, do ordain and establish the Constitution of the
udent Government Association of Armstrong State College. This Constitution
ipersedes all previous Constitutions.
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ARTICLE I
Name of Organization and Memberships
Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the Student Governm
Assoc ation of Armstrong State College.
Section 2- All registered students of Armstrong State College are members
this organization and as such have a voice and vote therein. Students are subj'
to all rules and regulations as may be herein or hereafter enacted by this orga
zation.
ARTICLE II
Legislative Powers
Section 1. All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the Stude
Senate.
Section 2- The membership of the Student Senate shall be composed
Student Senators elected from each of the four classes of Armstrong State Colleg-
Student Senators shall be elected as prescribed in Article VI, Section 2-
Section 3- The Student Senate shall have the following officers:
E. The president Pro Tern of the Senate, who shall be eiected each year frc
the members of the Senate and shall serve as head of the Senate in the Absen<
of the President.
C. The Secretary of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from tl
members of the Senate for the purpose of keeping Senate records, taking minute
of the meetings, and any other duties deemed necessary.
D. The Chaplain of the Senate, who shall be elected each year from tr
members of the Senate for the purpose of executing the duties appropriate to th
office.
E. The Parliamentarian of the Senate, who shall be elected each year fro
the members of the Senate for the purpose of advising the Senate concernir
parliamentary procedure.
Section 4- The Student Senate Shall
A. Enact, by majority vote, rules and regulations of the Student Body.
B. Accept and act upon ail petitions for recognition of all student organiz-
tions seeking official recognition of the college. All action shall be subject
approval of the Student Activities Committee of the Faculty Council.
C. Propose, by two-thirds vote, amendments to this Constitution.
D. Provide for the publication of legislation in order that the Student Boc
may be informed.
E. Confirm all appointments by the President of the Student Governmei
Association by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting.
F. Impeach by a majority vote any officer of the Executive, Legislative, <
Judicial branch of Student Government for malfeasance or serious abuse
authority, and try all impeachments provided no person shall be convicted witho
concurrence of two- thirds of the total membership of this body.
G. Override, if necessary, the veto of the President of the Student Goveri
ment Association by a two-thirds vote of the membership.
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H. Establish its own meeting time and rules of procedure.
Section 5- Each class shall be entitled to five senators. Additional senators
shall be allotted on the basis of one senator for every two hundred students above
five hundred comprising the membership of any given class.
Section 6- Review- All legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the
Student Senate shall be subject to review by the President of the college before
becoming effective.
ARTICLE III
Executive Powers
Section 1. All executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the Presi-
ent of the Student Government Association.
Section 2- At the time of election, candidates for the office of President of
ne Student Government Association shall have at least third-quarter |unior
ossification as outlined in the College Bulletin. Each candidate shall have a
inimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must maintain this grade average
iroughout his tenure of office.
Section 3- The President of the Student Government Association shall have
ie power to appoint any committee which he deems necessary to further the
dmini stration of Student Government and shali act as Chairman of the President's
abinet. Power shall be vested in the President of the Student Government
ssociation to call a meeting of the Student Body provided it has been scheduled
• least two (2) weeks in advance on the Student Activities calendar and has
een sufficiently publicized. ThePresident of the Student Government Association
nail, in cases where he deems necessary, call special meetings of the Student
enate, and have the power to veto any legislation passed by the Student Senate.
I the event that the President of the Student Government Association is unabie
D continue in office, he will be succeeded by the Vice President. The duties of
he Vice President then will be assumed by the President-Pro Tern of the Senate.
he President Pro Tern will succeed the Vice President to the presidency if the
ffice is again vacated. In the event a vacant office cannot be filled in the manner
rescribed by the constitution or the Honor Council regulations, the vacancy
hall be filled through appointment by the President of the Student Body with the
pproval of the Senate.
Section 4- At the time of election, candidates for the office of Vice President
f the Student Government Association shall have at least third-quarter sophomore
lassification as outlined in the College Bulletin. Each candidate shall have a
linimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must maintain this average throughout
i s tenure in offi ce.
Section 5- The Vice President of the Student Government Association shall
ssume the duties of the President in his absence from or vacation of the post of
'resident. The Vice President shall serve as a member of the President's
Cabinet. The Vice President shall be the President of the Senate and shall be a
oting member of that body only in case of a tie.
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Section 6- At the time of election, candidates for the offices of Secreta
and Treasurer of the Student Government Association shall have a minimum gra
point average of 2.0 and must maintain this average if elected.
Section 7. The Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government Associ
tion shall be members of the President's Cabinet.
Section 8- The following appointed position shall also be included in t 1
President' s Cabinet:
A. The Secretary of Elections shall be responsible for the enforcement
regulations pertaining to elections including the following:
1. The polls shall be open for a period of time sufficient to assure evenii
students as well as day students an opportunity to participate in the election
The specific hours will be determined by the Election Committee in cooperati<
with the Director of Student Affairs.
2. Immediately after the polls are closed, the counting and tabulation she
by made by the Secretary of Elections, Secretary of Student Body, and tw
representatives of the Student Senate appointed by the President of the Stude
Senate. No vote shall be counted before that time and ail members must be prese:
3. Solicitation of votes within the immediate vicinity of the polls durir
elections will not be permitted.
4. If ballots are used, they shall be placed in the offices of Student Gover
ment for a period of forty-eight hours after they have been counted. At any tir
during this period, a candidate may demand and receive a recount provided t
Secretary of Elections is petitioned within this time by ten (10) students.
5- If only one post is to be filled, the candidate receiving a simple majori
of votes cast shall be elected. In the event no candidate receives a majority
votes, a runnoff election will be held between the top two candidates. In the ca
of senatorial elections where a number of positions are to be filled, these offic
shall be filled by those candidates receiving the greatest number of votes.
6- The result of all student elections shall be posted within twenty-fc
hours after the polls have been closed.
B. Secretary of Student Affairs- The Secretary of Student Affairs shall wc
with the Director of Student Activities to coordinate all student activities. I
shall be responsible for presenting to the Student Senate any information perta.
ing to student activities and shall make recommendations regarding the recog;
tion of new organizations. All petitions relative to student affairs shall be dire
ed to the Secretary of Student Affairs.
ARTICLE IV
Judicial Powers
Section 1. The Judicial Powers of the Student Body shall be vested in
Honor Council.
Section 2- The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in
cases involving infractions of the Honor Code. The Honor Council shall
governed by the Honor System amended and ratified March 10, 1965.
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ARTICLE V
Nominations and Elections
Section 1. The months of March and/or April shall be designated as election
month(s) and all nominations and elections for officers prescribed in this consti-
tution shall take place during this period, with the exception of the Freshman
Class officers and senators.
Section 2- Nominations for the officers of theStudent Government Association
shall be initiated by a petition of nominations requiring 20 signatures. Any stu-
dent qualifying under the constitution shall be eligible. These officers include:
President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government
Association, and President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Honor Council,
and Class Senators. Election of these offices shall be held no later than the
third Tuesday in April.
Section 3- The class officers for each class shall consist of a President,
Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The President of each class shall have
the power to call a meeting of his class with the approval of the Director of
Student Activities.
Section 4. Nominations for class officers shall be initiated at individual
class meetings of the rising Sophomore, Junior and Senior classes. The class
Tieetings shall be held in the first week of May . The election will be held in the
second week of May. Students who are currently classified as first-quarter Sopho-
nores, Juniors, or Seniors may attend meetings of rising classes which correspond
with their current classification. Students who are eligible to attend any given
ndividual meeting shall also be eligible for nomination to office in that class. In
Drder to be eligible for a class office, candidates must have a minimum over-all
rade average of 2.0 and must maintain this average throughout their tenure of
office. The conducting of elections for new class officers shall be the responsi-
Dility of outgoing class officers.
Section 5- Senatorial seats vacated will be filled in the following manner,
andidates will initiate petitions for nominations and secure 20 signatures. The
Detitions will be given to the President of the class in question and from these
candidates the President will appoint the necessary number of persons to fill
rhe vacancies. The appointment will require the approval of the Senate by a
•wo-thirds vote of those present and voting.
Section 6- Nominations for the Freshman Class officers, Honor Council
•epresentati ves, and Senators shall be held at a meeting of the Freshman Class.
This meeting shall be held not later than the first Tuesday in October. This
-neeting shall be called by the President of the Student Body and shall be under
lis direction. The election for these officers will be conducted during the second
week in October.
ARTICLE VI
Amending the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended through legislation introduced in the
Student Senate and it must be passed by a two-thirds majority of that body pres-
ent. The proposed amendment shall then be submitted for review to the Commit-
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tee on Student Activities of the Faculty Council. Final approval of the propose
amendment shall be accomplished by a campus-wide ballot In which two-thirc
of the total number voting must approve the amendment.
Tug-of-War - Pioneer Day
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Recognition Procedure
I. Procedures for submitting an applicanc y
Organizations seeking approval by the student activities committee shoul
adopt the following procedures:
A. A finished draft of a proposed constitution should be submitted to each <
the members of the committee. The draft should embody principles hereinaft*
set forth, should be redacted in an acceptable form and should be free of gran
matical, spelling, and typographical errors.
B. The draft of the constitution should be accompanied by a brief statemer
incorporating the following:
1. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of two individuals wh
may be contacted by members of the committee and who can be responsible fc
answering questions about the proposed organization and its constitution.
2. A brief assessment of the interest expressed by potential members i
the formation of the organization, i. e., how much support you think the organi
zation, if approved, will get from the student body.
NOTE: This statement should be made part of the constitution. It shoul
be drafted on a separate page and attached to the individual copies of the const
tution submitted.
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II. The form and content of the constitution
In drawing up a constitution the applicants should bear in mind that the
function of a constitution is to set forth the general ground rules for the conduct
of the business of an organization. As it constitutes a fixed reference on perman-
ent file of these rules, it should be so explicit in those areas which it seeks to
govern as to leave no doubt as to its meaning, e.g., the titles and general duties
of the organization's officers and the manner, time and procedures for conducting
elections. On the other hand, the committee suggests that it would be unwise for
the constitution to venture into legislative matters best left to the determination
of easily alterable by-laws which can be passed by an enlarged and more repres=
entative membership.
A. The constitution should be framed in outline form. Because important
changes in the policy and leadership of an organization frequently hinge on
constitutional interpretation, it is strongly suggested that the constitution be
framed in outline form for easy reference. For a convenient outline form the
applicants should consult an acceptable authority such as the MLA Style Book
)r Kate Turabian's Manuel for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations .
The committee makes the following suggestions respecting form:
1. Important and distinct topics such as "elections," "amendments to
the constitution," etc., should be designated by Roman Numerals and a topic
heading (e.g., IV Elections).
2. Distinct sub-topic areas should be treated in separate paragraphs
which may, but need not necessarily, be designated by a descending order of
outline.
3. The purposes of the committee in making these suggestions as to
form should not be thought of as academic arbitrariness. It is sometimes important
to an organization to be able to make explicit and exact references to its consti
tutional document. The form we have suggested is designed to facilitate this kind
of reference.
B. There are minimal requirements of the Student Activities Committee as to
the content of submitted constitutions. Without presuming to proscribe the in-
clusion of other topics not listed or to dictate the general order of presentation of
topics, the Student Activities Committee insists that the proposed constitution of
any applicant organization include explicit provision for the following:
1. Statement of the purposes of the organization.
2. Provision for choosing a faculty SDonsor.
3. Qualifications for membership.
4. Titles and duties of officers of the organization.
5. Elections. In regard to elections the Committee feels that it is en-
cumbent upon the proposed organization to make constitutional provision for the
following:
a. Free, open, democratic, and periodic election of officers.
b. Provision for filling interim vacancies of offices.
6. Funding and financial responsibility.
a. The constitution must provide for a clear and distinct delegation
)f financial responsibility to one or more stipulated officers of the organization.
b. The constitution must provide for the manner of assessing the
nembership for dues.
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c. The constitution must provide for an internal audit of the finances of
the organization to be presented annually for the consideration of its membership.
7. Meetings
a. The constitution must provide for a minimal number of annual meetings
of the membership.
b. The constitution must provide suitable guarantees that the membership
will be given advance notice as to the time and place for conducting general
meetings.
c. The constitution must provide a means for calling special meetings
where the situation warrants and for notifying the general membership thereof.
8. Quorum for conducting business
9. The Method of passing by-laws
10. Committees
11. Amendment of the constitution
Ml. Responsibilities of applicants in making a constitutional presentation
Responsibilities of the Student Activities Committee are such that it must
confine its attention to the consideration of substantive matters. Consequently,
the Committee cannot be expected to contribute in any way towards putting an
organization's constitution in proper form. The entire burden of producing a
constitution in acceptable form rests with the applicant organization. This means
the constitution, before it will be considered by the Committee, must embody the
provisions established by the Committee (above ll-B, 1-11), it must be in gram-
matically acceptable form and it must be corrected for spelling and typographical
errors.
Religious Organizations
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has ruled that
religious organizations will be permitted to meet on campus on a temporary basis.
!t is assumed that the various organizations are in the process of making the
necessary arrangements to have all meetings off campus.
The religious organizations which have affiliated with the college are:
Baptist Student Union Baptist Students
Canterbury Club Episcopalian
Greek Orthodox Christian Fellowship — Greek Orthodox Students
Newman Club Catholic Students
Wesley Foundation Methodist Students
SERVICE ORGANIZATION
Alpha Phi Omega: The Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity is sponsored by
the Boy Scouts of America. It's primary objective is to serve the college and
community.
Circle K.: The Circle K club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. Its main
goals are to be of service to the college and community.
SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS
The social organizations which are recognized by the Student Senate and
Armstrong State College are Alpha Tau Beta, Delta Chi, Delta Phi Upsilon, Phi
Kappa Theta, and Tau Epilson Phi.
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PUBLICATIONS
The two student publications of Armstrong State College are The Inkwell, the
College newspaper issued four times per quarter, and the 'Geechee, the college
annual, issued in the summer quarter. Both publications are produced entirely by
students under the supervision of the Dean of Student Affairs and financed in
part by the student activity fund.
LITERARY CLUB
The purpose of the Literary Club is to bring together persons whose interests
lie in the writing and discussion of literature.
The Club, open to all interested students also produces a literary magazine.
HIE PSI
The Hie Psi Club is composed of students interested in the field of psycho-
logy. The advisors for the club are selected from the faculty of the Psychology
Department. To be eligible for membership, a student must have had, or be taking,
the introductory psychology course.
GLEE CLUB
The Glee Club offers the musically inclined student an opportunity to meet
periodically with students of similar interests and abilities. The Glee club
performs at various functions during the year.
THE MASQUERS
The Masquers is the college dramatic club which stages three productions
per year under professional direction in the completely equipped college theater.
SCIENCE CLUB
The Science Club is for those desiring to share their interests in the sciences
outside the classroom.
FUTURE SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION
The Future Secretaries Association is a club affiliated with the National
Secretaries Association for students of secretarial science.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
The Young Democrats is a political organization for students with Demo-
cratic inclinations.
YOUNG REPUBLICANS
The Young Republicans is a political organization for students with Re-
publican inclinations.
STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
The purpose of this pre-professional organization is to promote social and
professional unity among students in nursing as preparation for participation in
their profession and its graduate organizations. In addition, individual and group
interest in good citizenship and high educational, and professional standards are
stressed.
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CHEERLEADERS
Students interested in trying out for the cheerleader squad should contact th
Head of the Physical Education Department.
PEP BAND
The Pep Band is composed of students who play musical instruments for th
fun of it and for a purpose. It plays to enhance the spirit of our athletic tearr
and the fans supporting the teams.
CHESS CLUB
The Chess Club is for students who possess an interest in chess and whc
desire to improve their game.
SPORTS
Armstrong State participates
in intercollegiate sports competi-
tion in basketball, golf, tennis
and baseball. Other sports at
the college, such as volleyball,
touch football, and Softball, are
offered on an intramural basis
with competition between volun-
teer intramural teams or between
other interested campus organi-
zations.
HOMECOMING
Homecoming at Armstrong State College will be held January 18, 1969 durim
winter quarter. The events include a parade, homecoming basketball game an<
selection of the Homecoming Queen who reigns during the homecoming activities
PIONEER DAYS
Pioneer Days at Armstrong are held during spring quarter, May 1-2, 1969
and includes two days of festivities. Interclass and interclub competitions
student-faculty games, a variety show and a dance help make this one of the bes
activities at Armstrong. The usual attire includes Pioneer costumes for thes<
spirited days.
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LEADERSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
On May 14, 1969, Armstrong State College will hold its Annual Leadership
rds Banquet. The purpose of the banquet is to honor those students chosen
fhe Student Senate and the Awards Committee for their outstanding contribution
he college through their leadership. Presentation of the awards are made dur-
a special program held prior to the banquet.
GRADUATION DANCE
After graduation ceremonies on June 2, 1969, the Junior Class will honor the
lior Class with our Second Graduation Dance. All students are invited and
rouraged to attend.
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NOTES
Armstrong State College
Student Handbook
1969 - 1970
This handbook is for YOU, the student of Armstrong State College. You
will find, as you read, general information about the college as well as
specific information concerning college poficies and regulations. You will be
held responsible for knowing the information covered in this Handbook as
well as the information provided in the College Bulletin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will largely be determined by
your willingness to accept the responsibilities that accompany your status as
a member of the student body of this growing institution of the Georgia
system of higher education. The Student Handbook is designed to assist you
in understanding these responsibilities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME 3
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE 4
ALMA MATER 5
CAMPUS MAP 6
CALENDAR 7
II. ACADEMIC INFORMATION 8
ill. HONOR COUNCIL 18
HONOR CODE 19
IV. STUDENT INFORMATION 23
V. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 28
VI. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 30
VII. STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOATION CONSTITUTION .... 39
VIM. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 46
President's Welcome
IENRY L. ASHMORE
ELCOME
It is with a sense of excitement that the faculty members and the
jministrative staff members begin a new college year. There is a pervasive
idercurrent of hope, of revewal, and of expectation as the new students
r ive and the old students return. A feeling of renewed dedication to
dication, to the perennial search for truth, and to the search for the best in
an actively undergirds the activities attendant to a new academic year.
We welcome all students, old and new, and we covet for all students the
me sense of excitement which is indigenous to the faculty members and
e administrative staff members. As our American friends south of the
>rder would say, "Aqui usted tiene su casa!"
Come live with us and thus share with us the most stimulating adventure
your life the seeking of knowledge of self, of others, of nature, and
spirit!
We are glad you are here.
Henry L. Ashmore
President
History Of The College
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935, as Armst
Junior College, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to i
a long felt need for a college in the community. The college was house
the Armstrong Building, a gift to the city from the family of Georg
Armstrong. Over the years five more buildings were constructed or acqi
in the neighborhood of Forsyth Park and Monterey Square.
The College, as Armstrong College of Savannah, became a two-year
of the University System of Georgia on January 1, 1959, under the coi
of the Regents of the University System.
In 1962, the Mills B. Lane Foundation purchased a new campus si
over 200 acres which had been selected by the Regents. The new carr
with seven new buildings, was occupied in December, 1965.
In 1964, Armstrong was made a four year institution and bee
Armstrong State College. The college is fully accredited by the Sout
Association of Colleges and Schools.
Alma Mater
Alma Mater through the ages,
singing thy undying fame,
Will thy sons and daughters cherish
And defend thy golden name.
To each heart thy noble story
And thy calm and stately grace
Herald thine immortal glory.
Armstrong, hail, all hail to thee!
Alma Mater those before us
Left thine honor great and strong
We who follow take their banner
Raise it with a fighting song!
Consecrated is thy teaching,
Sacred is thy marble height,
Glorious thy spirit reaching
Ever upward to the light.
Words by Margaret Spencer Lubs
and Doris Falk, Class of 1939.
Campus Map
1. Administration Building
2. Victor Classroom Building
3. Gamble Building
4. Science Building
5. Solms Science Building
6. Jenkins Building
7. Memorial Student Union
8. Lane Library
9. Maintenance Building
10. Health and Physical Education Bldg.
11. Parking Lot
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Calendar
FALL QUARTER 1969
Sept. 23-25 Orientation for freshmen
29 Advisement for Soph.,Jrs., and Srs.
30 Registration for returning students
Oct. 1 Registration for new students
2 Classes begin
Nov. 6 Midterm
27-28 Thanksgiving Holidays
Dec. 5 Last Day of Classess
8-9 Reading days
10-12 Finals
WINTER QUARTER 1970
Jan. 2 Registration
5 Classes begin
Feb. 5 Mid-term
March 6 Last Day of Classes
9-10 Reading days
11-13 Finals
SPRING QUARTER 1970
March 20 Registration
23 Classes Begin
April
23 Mid-term
May
22 Last Day of Classes
25-26 Reading days
27-29 Finals
June
2 Graduation
SUMMER QUARTER 1970
June 12 Registration
15 Classes begin
July
14 Midterm
August
7 Last Day of Classes
10-11 Reading days
12-14 Finals
//. ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Dr. H.D. Propst
The following information is a summary of academic informatio
provided in the College Bulletin. This information is not intended to b
complete and should not be relied upon as final authority for informatio
affecting your standing in College. For complete information see the Colleg
Bulletin or the proper administrative official.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Bachelor of Arts in the fields of history, English, music, political scienc
and psychology.
Bachelor of Science in the fields of biology, chemistry, am
mathematics.
Bachelor of Business Administration in the fields of accounting
management, and economics.
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Medical Technologv
Speech Correction and Dental Hygiene Education.
Associate in Arts in Nursing and Police Administration.
Associate in Science in Dental Hygiene.
COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT
Qualified counselors are located in the Office of Student Affairs to giv
assistance to students who are experiencing difficulties relating to academi
work, personal problems, vocational goals, or transition to college. Student
are encouraged to take advantage of this service when necessary.
Students who are in need of academic advisement and who have decide*
on a major should consult the head of the department in which they plan t<
concentrate.
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BOURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of quarter hours in
which he is enrolled. For example, a student enrolled in a five hour course
vould meet this class one hour a day, five days a week, for the entire
quarter. Evening classes and lab courses would vary slightly from this
>attern.
The average student load is 16-17 hours per quarter. As a general rule,
tudents should expect to spend two hours in study for every hour in class.
Permission to enroll for more than 17 quarter hours will be granted by
:he Registrar to the student:
a) with an average grade of B for the preceding quarter, or
b) in an engineering program
c) requiring an extra course in one of the last two quarters prior to
graduation
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 quarter hours in
my one quarter.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a maximum of
1 hours unless he has better than a "B" average in the last quarter for which
rades are available.
:LASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and the effect of a
itudent's attendance on his grades in a course is left entirely to the discretion
)f the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is announced,
Jiscussed, or lectured upon in class as well as mastering all assigned reading;
le is also responsible for turning in on time all assignments and tests,
ncluding recitation and unannounced quizes. The best way to meet these
esponsibilities is to attend classes regularly. An instructor may drop a
itudent from any class with a grade of 'WF' if he thinks that excessive
ibsence prevents that student from satisfactorily fulfilling his
esponsibilities. If any excessive absence is the result of prolonged illness,
Jeath in the family, college business, or religious holidays, the withdrawal
jrade, will either be 'W or 'WF' depending on the student's status at the
ime he is dropped. Each instructor will be responsible for informing classes
>n their meeting what constitutes excessive absence in that particular class.
Each student is responsible for knowing the attendance regulation in his class
md for complying with it.
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The control of student attendance at class meetings and the effect of i
student's attendance on his grades in a course is left entirely to the discretion!
of the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is announced,
discussed, or lectured upon in class as well as mastering all assigned reading,
he is also responsible for turning in on time all assignments and tests,
including recitation and unannounced quizes. The best way to meet these
responsibilities is to attend classes regularly. An instructor may drop a
student from any class with a grade of 'WF' if he thinks that excessive
absence prevents that student from satisfactorily fulfilling his
responsibilities. If any excessive absence is the result of prolonged illness,
death in the family, college business, or religious holidays, the withdrawal
grade, will either be 'W or 'WF' depending on the student's status at the
time he is dropped. Each instructor will be responsible for informing classes
on their meeting what constitutes excessive absence in that particular class.
Each student is responsible for knowing the attendance regulation in his class
and for complying with it.
CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student is registered, a change in classes will not be mode unless
there is a legitimate reason. If changes are necessary, a student must have the
written approval of an official in the Student Affairs Office. A change of
$2.00 per course is made for any channe after registration unless the change
is initiated by the college. This fee is not refundable and is payable to the
Business Office.
DROPPING COURSES
A student desiring to drop a course after the quarter has begun must
obtain a Drop-Add Notice in the Student Affairs Office.The notice must be
signed by the instructor of the course being dropped and returned to the
Registrar's Office.
A student who drops a course not more than seven school days after the
class begins will receive the grade of "W", depending on his status when he
dropped. A student may not voluntarily drop a course during the last eight
school days of a quarter.
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/ITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college must begin
le process in the Student Affairs Office. A formal withdrawal is required to
lsure that the student is eligible to return to Armstrong State College. Any
jfund to which a student is entitled will be considered from the date which
opears on the withdrawal form.
AVANNAH STATE COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A student enrolled as a fulltime student at Armstrong has the privilege
f taking at least one course with his Dean's approval at Savannah State
ithout paying an additional fee. A student may obtain from the Registrar's
ff ice the proper form for permission to register at Savannah State College.
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AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to take The
Scholastic Aptitude Test but must meet all other requirements for admissior
and pay all regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be obtained from the
Admissions Office. Students enrolled on a full-time credit basis and desirinc
to change from credit status to audit status must have the permission of th(
instructor. No change may be made after the seventh class meeting.
GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student. Students doinc
unsatisfactory work (D-F) will receive a mid-term report. The following
system of grading is used at Armstrong State College:
Grade
Honor Points
A
4.0
B
3.0
C
2.0
D
1.0
F
1 Incomplete
W Withdrew with no
grade
WF Withdrew failing
NC No credit
CCHWUTING GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by dividing the
number of hours for which he is enrolled (attempted hours) into the total
points received. W's are excluded from this computation, but WF's and F'<
are considered. A student's overall average is computed by dividing the total
hours attempted into the total honor points earned while enrolled.
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Course for quarter Hours Grade Honor pts. earned
English 101 5 C 10(5x2)
History 114 5 B 15(5x3)
Math 101 1 D 5 (5x1)
P.E. 111 15 B 3(1x3)
Total 16 33
33 divided by 16 = (quarterly grade point average)
HANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office, they become
nal. An "I" grade which has not been removed by the middle of the next
jarter automatically becomes an "F."
CADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
A student failing to maintain the gradepoint average indicated for
uarter hours attempted will be placed on academic probation:
Qt. hours attempted at G.P.A.
Armstrong and elsewhere: Required cumulative:
0-15 1.3
16-30 1 4
31-45 1.5
46-60 1 6
61-75 17
76-90 1 8
91-105 i"g
106-120 1.9
121-135 and over 2.0
The academic status of students who have attempted other institutions
/ill be determined by using only work attempted at Armstrong State College
i computing the grade point average.
The minimum gradepoint average required of such students must
>rrespond to the total quarter hours attempted at Armstrong and elsewhere
presented in the preceding chart. Any student whose grade point average
ops below these minimums will be placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation must (1) at the completion of the
Jxt 15 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative grade point average required
r quarter hours attempted, or (2) at the completion of the next 15 quarter
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hours, achieve at least a "C" (2.0) average for these 15 quarter hours and fo
each successive 13 quarter hours attempted until he achieves the cumulativi
grade point average required in the preceding table.
There will be no minimum number of the academic quarter hour
required for individuals who are on scholastic probation.
Failing to meet these requirements, a student will be dismissed from thi
college for one quarter. A third such academic dismissal will be final.
A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by letter to thi
President, who will refer the appeal to the Committee on Academii
Standing. Such letter of appeal should state the nature of any extenuating
circumstances relating to the academic deficiency; the letter must b<
received by the President no later than 9:00 a.m. of Registration Day.
LIBRARY
The Lane Library is centrally located on the campus, Individual cam
desks are available on both floors. Study rooms, for use of two or moi
persons are located on the second floor. Application for use must be made <
the Charging Desk. The library also maintains a copying machine, microfilrr
and microcard readers for student use.
The library is open daily. Hours of operation are posted in th
foyer of the library.
The library includes approximately 55,000 books, document!
pamphlets, and a collection of microforms and recordings. Over 50
newspapers and periodicals are received.
LIBRARY POLICIES
1. Library Card - Your I. D. Card, which is issued to you at registratio
and punched each quarter must be presented to the library to obtain
Library Card. No loans will be made without a Library Card. It is necessar
that you present your library card each time that you wish to check ot
materials.
2. Reference books and periodicals (whether bound or unbound) are fc
use only within the library.
3. GENERAL books (except Reserve books) are for use only within th
library.
4. When a total of 5 books have been checked out to any student, he c
she may not borrow any additional books until some have been returnee
The maximum must not exceed five.
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5. Reserve books are so designated at the request of an instructor who
issigns them to his classes as supplementary or required reading and they are
shelved at the charge desk. Reserve books are circulated for the length of
time recommended by the instructor.
6. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE BOOKS TO BE TAKEN
ROM THE LIBRARY WITHOUT SIGNING FOR THEM AT THE
CHARGING DESK.
=INES
For 14 day books, the fine is 5c per day. For all Reserve books and
anguage tapes (except overnight and one-week reserves) the fine is 25c per
day.
For Overnight Reserve books, the fine is 25c for the first hour and 10c
for each additional hour or fraction, up to a maximum of $1.00 per day for
teach item
For recordings, tapes, One-Week Reserve books and Phamplets, the fine
Is 10c per day.
Fines are not charged to raise funds for the library, but are imposed as a
means of encouraging the prompt return of library materials so that as many
as possible may benefit.
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Borrowers who lose books or take library materials will be charged the
price of the item plus 20% of the value to cover the cost of correcting the
records and processing a replacement copy. If the book is found within the
school year, a refund will be made of the price of the book providing the
person is still a student at the time. No refund will be made of the processing
charge. If a student should lose a book he should report this fact
immediately so that excessive fines do not accumulate.
Students who owe fines to the library or who have overdue books will
not receive their quarter grades nor will they be allowed to register for th<
next quarter or to have transcripts of records until their accounts have beei
cleared.
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LIBRARY CONDUCT
1. Quiet. The library does not function as a place to visit with your
friends. There is no room for conversation. Students are urged to be
considerate of others who need to read, study and use library facilities. THIS
IS YOUR LIBRARY. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN
QUIET/
2. Smoking is permitted in the foyer of the library only.
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3. Dress - Students using the library should conduct themselves in
accordance with the college dress regulations.
4. Behavior - Students who fail to maintain suitable standards of
conduct, or who fail to observe any library regulations will be asked to leave
the building and will not be readmitted without special permission.
5. Stealing books or willfully mutilating them are considered
reprehensible practices and students are warned that such action can result in
permanent suspension from the college.
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///. HONOR COUNCIL
1969-1970
GENE WATERS
senior justice
JAN JANKOWSKI
JOE KELLEY
LINDA WOOD
secretary
GIGI GRAHAM
/
JULIAN STROBERT
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HONOR CODE
The Honor System at Armstrong State College provides all members of
student body with an opportunity to participate in self government. The
ompanying responsibilities are outlined below.
The Honor System, written by a joint committee of faculty and
dents, received an overwhelming endorsement by both faculty and
dents during the Winter Quarter, 1965.
The ordinances of the Honor System are as follows:
I. All students must agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the
nor System. A student shall not be accepted at Armstrong State College
ess he signs the following statement at the time of his first registration:
"I have read the regulations governing the Honor System at Armstrong
te College, and I understand that as a student at Armstrong, I must
nply with all of these requirements." This statement and all rules and
ulations governing the Honor System shall be printed in the official
lletin and the Student Handbook. The statement shall also be printed on
application form for admission to be signed by the student before
nission to the college.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council to conduct an
ensive orientation program at the beginning of each quarter for all newly
ering students to explain fully the requirements of the Honor System and
allow full discussion of these regulations.
II. The following shall be considered violations of the Honor Code:
A. Academic dishonesty of any kind (giving or receiving any
luthorized help on any assignment, test or paper. At the beginning of each
irter it shall be the responsibility of each teacher to make clear what shall
considered unauthorized help in his course.)
B. Stealing only when related to cheating.
C. Lying before the Honor Council.
D. Failure to report a known offense. (Lying or stealing in any other
es will be considered disciplinary, not Honor, matters.)
III. Ways of reporting a violation of the Honor Code:
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor Code should
ort himself to a member of the Honor Council.
B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of a violation
the Honor Code must report the matter. This may be done in one of two
/s:
1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report himself to a
mber of the Honor Council no later than the end of the next school day.
:er this designated time the person who is aware of the violation must
Drm a member of the Honor J Concil so that the Honor Council may
itact the accused person if he has not already reported himself.
2. He may report the suspected violationdirectly to a member of the
nor Council without informing the accused.
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IV. The Honor Council will be composed of nine students.
A. Selection shall be made by the President, Vice-President
Secretary of the Student Body, the President and Secretary of the Hoi
Council, together with three faculty members appointed by the Presidem
the college. Selection shall be based on the following requirements:
1. High moral principles and unquestioned academic integrity in
their relations to fellow students, faculty, and administrative officials.
2. A minimum of C+ for the preceding quarter and an over
average of C+. Any student not in good standing with the college
academic or disciplinary matters is ineligible to serve on the Honor Coun
Any member of the Honor Council who falls below these requirements \
be ineligible to continue his term of service. A replacement will not'
selected, however, unless the total number of students on the Honor Cour
falls below seven.
B. The selection committee shall submit a questionnaire to th<
students who meet these requirements. On the basis of the questionnaires
committee has the power to appoint three seniors, three juniors, and th
sophomores to serve on the Honor Council. At least three commit
members shall be women and at least three shall be men. This distributi
may be altered when deemed best by the selection committee. 1
appointments shall be made by the second Tuesday in March, and
Council shall assume its duties on April 1.
C. The Honor Council shall elect one of its members to serve
President and one as Secretary. The President shall preside at all meetii
and trials, and the Secretary shall maintain a written record of
proceedings.
D. During summer school, any member of the Honor Council whc
attending summer classes will serve on the Council for the summer togetl
with other students appointed by the Council and the Dean of Studc
Affairs.
V. The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws and procedure.
A. An Honor Council meeting shall be called by the President of 1
Council to examine a reported violation as soon as possible after sucr
report. When possible the meeting of the Council will be held within a we
of the violation.
B. At the meeting the Honor Council will hear the accusation, 1
testimony of any witnesses, and any defense the accused may wish
present.
C. The accused will have the right to hear all witnesses and all evider
brought before the Honor Council.
D. Written notification of the specific charges which, if approved, sh
be made grounds for suspension or dismissal from a class.
E. The accused will be considered innocent until proved guilty.
F. Every trial shall be conducted by a Council of at least seven membe
including the President. In the absence of the President, the senior just
shall preside.
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G. The Secretary will keep minutes of all meetings. All official
stimony will be tape recorded, provided that the recording devices are
ider the control of the Council.
H. A vote of two-thirds majority of the members of the Honor Council
esent and voting will be necessary for the conviction of the accused. The
>uncil / in the event of a verdict of guilty, shall determine the penalty by
^jority vote.
I. The vote will be taken by secret ballot.
VI. Post-trial Procedure.
A. Immediately upon conclusion of the trial, the accused shall be
rtified of the findings and of the recommendation that the Council will
ake to the President of the college.
B. If the accused is found innocent, he shall be notified of the finding
d cautioned that the trial may be re-opened for good cause by the Council
thin a period of three weeks or at the request of the professor in whose
urse the alleged violation occurred.
C. If a person is found guilty, the Honor Council will recommend to the
esident of Armstrong State College one of the following:
1. Expulsion from the class and denial of credit in the course in
lien the violation occurred and denial of the position of any elective
fice.
2. Suspension from school for any number of quarters (the
inimum suspension will be for the remainder of the quarter in which the
Dlation occurs.)
3. Expulsion from school.
In cases where the accused is found guilty, the Honor Council will report
writing its recommendations to the President of the College who will
ake the final decision. After the President of the College has decided on
e action to be taken, he will inform, in writing, the accused, the professor
the class in which the violation occurred, and the accusor of his decision,
le secretary of the Honor Council will then post an official notice on the
illetin boards announcing his action without mentioning the name of the
cused.
VII. Although the College feels that the above three recommendations
; appropriate for academic dishonesty, it also recognizes that unique
cumstances may arise. For such cases a series of appeals is open to the
nvicted student. He may appeal either the conviction or the punishment or
th in the following ways:
A. To the President of Armstrong State College in a letter.
B. The President's decision may be appealed to the Chancellor of the
liversity System of Georgia in a letter.
C. The Chancellor's decision may be appealed to the Board of Regents
the University System of Georgia in a letter.
VIM. Each student will be required to write on every written assignment,
st, or paper a pledge that he has neither given nor received any
^authorized help on this work. This may be done by writing the word
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"Pledged" followed by the student's signature.
IX. The Honor System is dependent upon student cooperation an
support. It is felt that every student wishes the credit for his work to b
unquestioned and the college he has chosen to be respected.
X. A revision of the Honor System will require a majority vote of th
faculty and of the student body.
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IV. STUDENT INFORMATION
Dr. James T. Rogers
BULLETIN BOARD
In order to disseminate information to students, the
college has erected a bulletin board in front of the
Student Union. The board will serve as the official
college bulletin board and will be the dissemination
point for all matters of relevance to the college
community. Students are expected to check this
board daily.
In order to keep the board from becoming
cluttered, all information to be posted should be left
in the student personnel office and must be dated.
After a maximum period of two weeks the
information will be removed. Personal
announcements may be posted on other bulletin
boards around the campus.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered through
the Student Personnel office. Students interested in
scholarship assistantships, loans, part - time
employment, or work - study opportunities should
make application in this office. Every effort will be
made to assist students who desire an education but
joe a. Buck who do not have sufficient resources to attend
college. The college also employs a number of student
►sistants each year who work in various departments on the campus. These
udent assistants are limited to fifteen hours of work per week.
MAROON AND GOLD
o keep students informed regarding college functions, the college publishes
news bullentin, the MAROON AND GOLD, every Wednesday. This one -
age bulletin contains announcements and general information relative to
)llege and student activities. Any student having information for the
aroon and Gold may contact the Director of Student Activities in
emorial Student Union.
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
The student activity fee of $15.00 per quarter for day students and $1
ar quarter hour for evening and special students is used to finance the
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student activity program. Payment of the
fee entitles the student to readmission to
college sponsored events. Students also
receive copies of the college newspaper, the
INKWELL. Payment of this fee for three
quarters entitles the student to a copy of
the college annual, THE GEECHEE.
Disposition of student activity funds is
handled by the Student Senate in
consultation with the Dean of Student
Affairs and the Comptroller. This
disposition of funds is based on requests
from various organizations.
CONVOCATIONS
Convocations are held at various times
during the school year. Full - time students
are expected to attend. Notices of
convocations will be posted on the official
bulletin board during the week prior to the
program.
TRANSCRIPTS
MISS GEECHEE 1969
Louise Galleta
Each student is entitled to one offcial transcript of his college work
without charge. Additional copies will be issued at $1 each. Application for
transcripts may be made in the office of the registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is issued a studem
identification card. This card is validated at each registration and should be
carried at all times.
The student I. D. is required to obtain a library card to use the studen
discount service, to vote in student elections and for entrance to all college
related functions. Students must also have their I. D. cards in order flj
receive an annual.
RAT CAPS
Rat caps are to be purchased and worn by all entering freshman. Cap:
must be worn until the completion of Rat Week activities. Rat caps will be !
for sale during orientation and during registration.
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TUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been designed
specially for Armstrong State College Students. The fee is only $20 for a
jII year's coverage. This insurance may be purchased at registration. For
jrther information contact the office of Student Affairs.
OCCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong student becomes ill or involved in an accident
fhile on campus, the faculty member teaching the class in which the
^cident occurs or the first person on the scene should proceed as follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident giving the
>cation on campus. The operator will then notify the Campus Nurse and the
iff ice of Student Affairs.
2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, in sure that the person
not moved, and keep him as comfortable as possible until the nurse arrives.
3. When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be taken:
a. The nurse will administer the proper first-aid or emergency
eatment.
b. The switchboard will be contacted if an ambulance is needed.
c. The nurse will remain with the injured person until the ambulance
rrives and accompany the individual to the hospital if necessary.
d. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify the parents
f the injured or ill student.
OST AND FOUND
The Student Affairs Office maintains a repository for lost and found
rticles. Any person finding lost articles on campus should turn them in to
his office so they may be claimed by their rightful owner.
INE ARTS LECTURE-CONCERT SERIES
The lecture-Concert Committee, composed of three faculty members
nd four students is responsible for presenting a program of lectures by
xperts in various academic fields and areas of public interest. At least one
lusical concert is presented during each quarter.
JEAN ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean of Student Affairs advisory Council is composed of the
'resident and Vice-President of each class, the President and Vice-President
»f the Honor Council, the President and Vice-President of the Student
iovernment Association and four students selected at large from the
tudent body. The Council serves to advise the Dean of Student Affairs
egarding programs and activities which relate to students and their welfare.
Meetings are held once a month and are open to all students.
RESIDENT'S LUNCHEONS
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as well as to
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provide students with an opportunity to express their ideas and opinions, th<
President of Armstrong State College periodically invites students to
Luncheon. At this time, matters of common concern are discussed.
TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies. Offic
telephones are not to be used by students. Public telephones are provided ii
the Student Union, and the classroom buildings.
MEMORIAL STUDENT UNION
The student union is located on the south side of the campus. The unioi
houses the cafeteria, the bookstore, student government offices, the Offici
of the Director of Student Activities and meeting rooms. Vending machine
with hot and cold sandwiches and drinks are available at reasonable prices.
Reservations for the use of conference rooms in the student union an
made through the Director of Student Activitiesoff ice. Arrangements may to
made with the Student Union manager to have special dinners and affair
catered.
Card playing is prohibited in the cafeteria of the new Student Union
Card room is located upstairs.
DRESS
The attire preferred by any given student reflects an effort to satisfy
variety of physical and psychological needs. The college leaves the matter t<
the discretion of the student in the belief that he will exercise thi
prerogative wisely and in good taste.
PARKING REGULATIONS
The following is a summary of the traffic regulations which are enforce<
on the Armstrong State College campus. Violators will be issued tickets b)
the security department. All fines must be paid to the Business Office withii
forty-eight (48) hours of the violations or the amount of the fin<
automatically doubles.
Students who have unpaid fines at the end of the quarter will not bi
allowed to register for the succeeding quarter and grades for the quarter ii
which the violations occurred will be withheld. Transcripts will not bi
released from the Registrar's office until all fines have been cleared.
1. All Armstrong State College students who drive vehicles on campu
must secure decals during registration or from the Office of Student Affair
during the quarter. Decals are to be properly displayed in the appropriati
place on the automobile.
2. Students may park in areas designated as student parking; not ir
spaces reserved for visitors, seniors, faculty or administration.
3. Automobiles may not be backed into parking spaces.
4. Students are expected to heed all traffic signs and posted speed limits
5. Vehicles are not permitted on the grass or sidewalks.
6. Parking is not permitted at yellow curbs.
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jrUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on campus, at college sponsored affairs or when
►presenting the college in any capacity, must meet accepted standards of
tlult behavior in compliance with the Code of Conduct of Armstrong State
pi lege and the Rengents of the University System of Georgia.
UCADEMIC DISHONESTY
Dishonesty in scholastic pursuits is a most serious matter. All cases
ivolving scholastic dishonesty will be handled by the Student Honor Scourt.
: or further information regarding violations and the related disciplinary
irocedure, see the Honor Code on page
1970 LEADERSHIP AWARDS BANQUET
In May 1970, Armstrong State College will hold its Annual Leadership
awards Banquet. The purpose of the banquet is to honor those students
hosen by the Student Senate and the Awards Committee for their
utstanding contribution to the college through their leadership.
Presentation of the awards are made during a special program held prior to
he banquet.
GRADUATION DANCE
After graduation ceremonies on June 2, 1970, the Junior Class will
tonor the Senior Class with our Second Graduation Dance. All students are
nvited and encouraged to attend.
HOMECOMING
Homecoming at Armstrong State College will be held in January, 1970
luring winter quarter. The events include a parade, homecoming basketball
lame and selection of the Homecoming Queen who reigns during the
lomecoming activities.
PIONEER DAY
Pioneer Day at Armstrong is held during spring quarter, and includes a
lay of festivities. Interclass and interclub competitions, student-faculty
james, a variety show and a dance help make this one of the best activities at
\rmstrong. The usual attire includes Pioneer costumes for spirited day.
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JOHN EURE
President, S.G.A.
FRANCES BERRY
V. Pres. S.G.A.
FRANCINE WIMBISH
Sec. S.G.A.
V. STUDENT GOVERNMEN
ASSOCIATION
The Student Government Association of
Armstrong State College comprised of student
body officers, the Student Senate, Student Court,
and Honor Council representatives shall serve to
express the will of the general student body. The
college relies heavily upon this group in seeking
the participation of the student body on matters
that concern student welfare.
The President of the Student Government at
his discretion may appoint members of his
cabinet to facilitate the proper functioning and
administration of Student Government.
The President's Cabinet for 1969-70 are as
follows:
Secretary of Organizations
Richard Mangan
Secretary of Public Information
Joe Kelley
Secretary of Evening Students
Dick Powell
Secretary of Political Affairs
Dave Randall
Secretary of Alumni Relations
Bobbie Fargason
Secretary of Special Events
John Leffler
Secretary of Student Services
Marion Dantzler
Secretary of Social Events
Danny Walters
Secretary of Intramurals
Joe Russell
Secretary of Intercollegiate Affairs
Bill Dutton
DON GRUVER
Treas. S.G.A.
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NKWELL
The INKWELL is the official student newspaper of Armstrong State
College. The newspaper is financed by student activities fees and is published
)i-weekly. Joe Kelley is the Inkwell Editor for this year.
3EECHEE
The GEECHEE is the Armstrong State College year book. The
3EECHEE is published annually in the fall for the year preceding. Francine
Vimbish is the 1969-70 editor of the GEECHEE.
=OCUS
The Literary Club of Armstrong publishes annually a literary magazine
called Focus. This publication gives students the opportunity to share their
vritings and ideas with others. Art work done by students at Armstrong is
Iso used.
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VI. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as an integr;
part of the total educational program. They have as their purpose t
contribute to the social welfare of the students as well as to benefit tr'
entire community. Student organizations are organized and managed b'
students and are subject to the regulations of the college. As an integral pai
of the college community, they have certain responsibilities: effectiv
achievement of the organization's announced purposes, appropriate soci,
and community relations, and sound business management. Accepte
standards of good taste shall be observed in the social conduct of sue
groups. Basic democratic operational procedures are expected of all studer
organizations.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor before they ca
function as recognized organizations of the college.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are available t
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsibility for performanc
rests with the members themselves. Failure to abide by Armstrong Stat
College policies may result in suspension or termination of the privileges t
operate.
Student organizations are responsible for complying with the followin
regualtions:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate with an
outside group or organization without the approval of the President c
Armstrong State College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-roum
supervision of the college whether the college is in session or not.
C Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared throug
the Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State Colleg
students and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Senate may, with th
approval of the Director of Student Activities:
1. Deny recognition of the group as an organization, possibly demandin
a forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3. Deny social activities for a specified period.
III. Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or entertainmen
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ponsored by the college or a college-approved student group.
A. Major social functions are college-wide events sponsored through
tudent activity fees and open to all Armstrong State College students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an organization
or its membership only or for the entire student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization must secure
pproved chaperons from among the faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions open to the
ublic. This applies to charge and non-charge activity. To be eligible for
dmission to any social activity, at least one member of each couple must be
college student and present a valid ID card. Exceptions to this standard will
e made for events connected with Homecoming in order that Armstrong
tate College Alumni may attend. Major social events open to the general
tudent body should be scheduled at least three weeks apart.
Jours
1. Students will conclude college-sponsored social activities by 1 A.M.
2. Social functions will not be scheduled on the weekend prior to final
xami nations, nor during the week preceding final examinations.
r ocation
1. When appropriate, student organizations are expected to use college
acilitiesfor social functions.
2. Permission to use the Student Center or other college facilities is
^quested through the office of the Director of Student Activities,
•rganizations are responsible for removing all decorations and signs relating
d the activity as well as paying a $10 fee to cover the expense of employing
custodian.
ontracts
The contracts for hiring a band or other entertainment must be signed
y the Comptroller of the College. Contracts cannot be signed unless the
loney in the account of the organization is sufficient to cover the contract.
onduct
When a student organization sponsors an activity, it is responsible for
le conduct of the individual participants.
Financial Responsibilities
1. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived from student
ctivity fees will rest with the individual organization. Such organizations
'ill present a quarterly financial report to the Office of Student Affairs and
ave their financial accounts audited annually by the office of the
omptroller.
2. Organizations which derive operating funds from student activity fees
xjst obtain a purchase order from the Director of Student Activities prior
d withdrawing monies from their account.
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POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in existence for the purpose of providing
place and climate for the orderly process of learning. Therefore, th
following, which conforms to the policy of the University System of Georgi
relative to the use of campuses, constitutes Armstrong State College's polic
for the use of the facilities and or campus.
1. Armstrong State College is state property and is thereby open t
any citizen desiring to visit. The conduct of visitors is expected to confon
with regular college policies.
2. Approved and recognized college student and facult
organizations may promote any program with any featured speaker provide
the program is approved by the institution in accordance with stated collec
policy, (see POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSID
GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS).
3. The facilities and campus may not be made available for gener;
partisan political activities.
4. The facilities and campus may not be used by outside groups an
non-student groups except in conjunction with Item 2 above.
5. No activity will be permitted which interferes with the norm,
and orderly educational functions of this college.
POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE
GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College encourages the formation of clubs an
organizations among the students and faculty. In the interest of developir
educational, cultural and recreational activities, the college expects t
cooperate fully with recognized college groups, clubs or organizations <
these seek to provide programs for their members. Whenever possiblt
Armstrong State College will permit these col lege- related groups to use th
physical facilities.
The college recognizes that the general programs of groups, clubs an
organizations fall into three categories, namely, (1) business meetings, (1
social or recreational activities, and (3) programs which have a co-
educational purpose germane to the organization.
In those cases where the meetings involve members of the college famih
either students or faculty, no specific approval or request is necessary othi
than the approval of the college sponsor of the club.
Although the college encourages meetings, programs, and activities by I
college approved groups, it does have the responsibility to insure that publ
law and order will be maintained and that the policies of the Board <
Regents will be observed. Therefore, the college reserves the right to approv
outside guests who appear on a program on the campus.
Consequently, where the program is to feature an individual or group |
individuals who are not members of the Armstrong State College officii
family, the president of the club or organization, with the approval of tl
sponsor, must register, not later than ten (10) days before the program is
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ake place, with the Dean of Student Affairs the proposed program and the
3ecif ic individual or group of individuals participating.
POLICY ON STUDENT OFF - CAMPUS MEETING HOUSES
The Student Activities Committee proposes the following policy in
;spect to the establishment and governance of off -campus housing of
aternities, sororities, and other student organizations:
I. Conduct: The Purview of the Student Activities Committee
Since the Committee recognizes college students as responsible citizens
f their wider communities and as respected representatives of the College, it
terefore expects their conduct in off-campus activities to comply with this
ust. The Committee is thus loathe to frame a set of rules and regulations
(plicitly setting forth policy adequately encompassed already by the laws
f our nation, state, county, and city for the guidance of all citizens,
onsequently, the Committee feels the following statements, in respect to
le conduct of student organizations in off-campus houses, should be
ifficient
A. Alleged violations of the law; involvement in civil suit; or any action,
rhich might be construed as violations of criminal statues or which might be
ctionable in civil suit; by the members of an organization while representing
fie organization in any capacity, shall constitute sufficient ground for the
omrnittee to actively intervene in order to ascertain for itself the facts of
he case. In no event is such an intervention to be taken as a prejudgment of
tudent wrongdoing by the Committee. Students should recognize, however,
hat any involvement of a College-sponsored organization in the criminal or
ivil courts, or any action that might lead to such a situation, will inevitably
eflect on the reputation and on the policies of the College. In such event,
he College is, ipso facto, an interested party.
B. Officers or members of an organization appearing before the
Itudent Activities Committee, or any duly constituted faculty or
dministrative body of the College, to respond to allegations of wrongdoing
/hich, in the event of an affirmative finding, might constitute grounds for
lisciplinary action shall have secured to them those procedural guarantees
promulgated by the College for the governance of College bodies
nvestigating the wrongdoing of individual college students.
II. Conduct: The Responsibilities of College-Affiliated Organizations
laving Off-Campus Houses
Applicant organizations will recognize the time honored principle
hat the obverse side of freedom is responsibility. We expect members of
hese organizations to act as responsible citizens. For the preservation of
heir good citizen standing, the Committee delegates first and primary
esponsibility to the organizations themselves. To this end we promulgate
he following guidelines:
A. Applicant organizations must show evidence to the Committee
hat they have established adequate machinery for dealing with possible
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internal disciplinary problems.
B. Officers and members of organizations have the obligation tc
bring to the attention of the relevant College officials any situations whicr
might seriously compromise the good reputation of the organization and/oi
the College. Students are asked to exercise sound judgment in recognizing
for themselves when situations which may develop are of such a serioui
nature that they cannot be adjudicated properly within the mechanisms 01
the organization itself.
C. The faculty sponsor or an adult approved by the Office 01
Student Affairs shall be present at all meetings and social functions of th<
organization. When social functions are opwn to the student body, alumni
etc., the organization will consult with the Office of Student Affairs foi
advice on whether supervision by police officers is necessary.
D. Hazing, for any reason, shall be prohibited as an aspect o
organization activity.
E. Organizations shall make available to the Student Activities
Committee for permanent filing on updated copy of their full house rules.
III. Financial Responsibility
An applicant organization must demonstrate c inancial competence t<
meet the recurrent obligations of maintaining the pi smises they occupy. Thi
organization must in addition show competence to meet a reasonable
amount of emergency financial obligations usually attendant or
householding. To hese ends the Committee promulgates the following
guidelines:
A. Competence to meet financial obligations cannot be projected or
the basis of expected revenues from membership dues or other sources. Ir
the opinion of the Committee the only feasible way such warranty o
financial responsibility can be assured is by having an economically secun
individual from the community, or a board made up of such individuals
assume responsibility for all of the organizations' obligations.
B. It is expected that the financial affairs or organizations will be or
a cash or, at most, a regular thirty day billing basis. Decisions b)
organizations to enter long-term credit obligations must be submitted to tht
Committee for approval.
C. Organizations must have their off-campus premises full arx
adequately insured for liability.
Clubs And Organizations
Organization Recognition Procedure
I. Procedures for submitting an applicancy
Organizations seeking approval by the student activities committee
should adopt the following procedures:
A. A finished draft of a proposed constitution should be submittec
to each of the members of the committee. The draft should embody
principles hereinafter set forth, should be redacted in an acceptable form an<
should be free of grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors.
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.
B. The draft of the constitution should be accompanied by a brief
atement incorporating the following:
1. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of two
idividuals who may be contacted by members of the committee and who
be responsible for answering questions about the proposed organization
nd its constitution.
2. A brief assessment of the interest expressed by potential
lembers in the formation of the organization, i. e., how much support you
link the organization, if approved, will get from the student body.
NOTE: This statement should be made part of the constitution.
t should be drafted on a separate page and attached to the individual copies
f the constitution submitted.
II. The form and content of the constitution
In drawing up a constitution the applicants should bear in mind that the
jnction of a constitution is to set forth the general ground rules for the
Dnduct of the business of an organization. As it constitutes a fixed
Inference on permanent file of these ryles, it should be so explicit in those
reas which it seeks to govern as to leave no doubt as to its meaning, e.g., the
ties and general duties of the organization's officers and the manner, time
hd procedures for conducting elections. On the other hand, the committee
jggests that it would be unwise for the constitution to venture into
jgislative matters best left to the determination of easily alterable by-laws
rhich can be passed by an enlarged and more representative membership.
A. The constitution should be framed in outline form. Because
nportant changes in the policy and leadership of an organization frequently
inge on constitutional interpretation, it is strongly suggested that the
onstitution be framed in outline form for easy reference. For a convenient
utline form the applicants should consult an acceptable authority such as
he MLA Style Book or Kate Turabian's Manuel for Writers of Term Papers,
heses and Dissertations. The committee makes the following suggestions
especting form:
1. Important and distinct topics such as "elections/' "amendments to
he constitution," etc., should be designated by Roman Numerals and a
opic heading (e.g., IV Elections).
2. Distinct sub-topic areas should be treated in separate paragraphs
/hich may, but need not necessarily, be designated by a descending order of
utline.
3. The purposes of the committee in making these suggestions as to form
hould not be thought of as academic arbitrariness. It is sometimes
"nportant to an organization to be able to make explicit and exact
eferences to its constitutional document. The form we have suggested
s designed to facilitate this kind of reference.
B. There are minimal requirements of the Student Activities
Committee as to the content of submitted constitutions. Without presuming
o proscribe the inclusion of other topics not listed or to dictate the general
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order of presentation of topics, the Student Activities Committee insists th«i
the proposed constitution of any applicant organization include explic
provision for the following:
1. Statement of the purposes of the organization.
2. Provision for choosing a faculty sponsor.
3. Qualifications for membership.
4. Titles and duties of officers of the organization.
5. Elections. In regard to elections the Committee feels that it
encumbent upon the proposed organization to make constitutional provisio
for the following:
a. Free, open, democratic, and periodic election of officers.
b. Provision for filling interim vacancies of offices.
6. Funding and financial responsibility.
a. The constitution must provide for a clear and distim
delegation of financial responsibility to one or more stipulated officers o
the organization.
b. The constitution must provide for the manner of assessin
the membership for dues.
c. The constitution must provide for an internal audit of th
finances of the organization to be presented annually for the consideration
of its membership.
7. Meetings
a. The constitution must provide for a minimal number o
annual meetings of the membership.
b. The constitution must provide suitable guarantees that th
membership will be given advance notice as to the time and place fo
conducting general meetings.
c. The constitution must provide a means for calling specia
meetings where the situation warrants and for notifying the genera
membership thereof.
8. Quorum for conducting business
9. The Method of passing by-laws
10. Committees
11. Amendment of the constitution! 1 1. Responsibilities of applicants ii
making a constitutional presentation
Responsibilities of the Student Activities Committee are such that i
must confine its attention to the consideration of substantive matters
Consequently, the Committee cannot be expected to contribute in any wa^
towards putting an organization's constitution in proper form. The entin
burden of producing a constitution in acceptable form rests with th<
applicant organization. Thrs means the constitution, before it will b<
considered by the Committee, must embody the provisions established b)
the Committee (above ll-B, 1-11), it must be in grammatically acceptable
form and it must be corrected for spelling and typographical errors.
RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS
Religious Organizations which are officially recognized by the college are:
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aptist Student Union Baptist Students
reek Orthodox Christian Fellowship Greek Orthodox students
fesley Foundation Methodist Students
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE COLLEGE
Ipha Phi Omega: Alpha Phi Omega Service fraternity is sponsored by the
oy Scouts of America. Its primary objective is to serve the college and the
immunity.
IRCLE K- Circle K Clubs gives service to the community and to the
ollege campus. Circle K is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.
OCIAL ORGANIZATION
There are nine Greek letter organizations that are officially recognized
y the college: Of these nine, six are fraternities and three are sororities. The
raternities are: Delta Sigma Tau, Phi Deha Gamma, i Phi Kappa Theta,Pi
lappa Phi, Sigma Kappa Chi, and Tau Epsilon Phi. The sororities are Alpha
fau Beta, Delta Phi Upsilon, and Phi Mu.
THE MASQUERS
The Masquers is the college dramatic club which stages three
reductions per year under professional direction in the completely
quipped college theater.
LITERARY CLUB
The purpose of the Literary Club is to bring together persons whose
iterests lie in the writing and discussion of literature.
The Club, open to all interested students, also produces a literary
lagazine.
HIEPSI
The Hie Psi Club is composed of students interested in the field of
sycholgy. The advisors for the club are selected from the faculty of the
sychology Department. To be eligible for membership, a student must have
ad, or be taking, the introductory psychology course.
GLEE CLUB
The Glee Club offers the musically inclined student an opportunity to
leet periodically with students of similar interests and abilities. The Glee
lub performs at various functions during the year.
FUTURE SECRETARIES ASSOCIATION
The Future Secretaries Association is a club affiliated with the National
Secretaries Association for students of secretarial science.
YOUNG DEMOCRATS
The Young Democrats is a political organization for students with
)emocratic inclinations.
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STUDENT NURSES ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
The purpose of this pre-professional organization is to promote soc
and professional unity among students in nursing as preparation f
participation in their profession and its graduate organizations. In additic
individual and group interest in good citizenship and high educational, ai
professional standards are stressed.
CHESS CLUB
The Chess Club is for students who possess an interest in chess and wl
desire to improve their game.
CHEERLEADERS
Students interested in trying out for the cheerleader squad shou
contact the Head of the Physical Education Department.
PEP BAND
The Pep Band is composed of students who play musical instruments f
the fun of it and for a purpose. It plays to enhance the spirit of our athle
team and the fans supporting the teams.
SPORTS
Armstrong State participates in intercollegiate sports competition
basketball, golf, tennis and baseball. Other sports at the college, such
volleyball, touch football, and softball, are offered on an intramural bas
with competition between volunteer intramural teams or between oth
interested campus organizations.
M**J>
JUNIOR AMERICAN DENTAL HYGIENISTS ASSOCIATION
The Dental Hygiene Club is open to all girls who are majoring in dent
hygiene.
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VII. STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
Preamble
We, the students of Armstrong State College, believing that student
vernment is necessary and beneficial, do ordain and establish the
mstitution of the Student Government Association of Armstrong State
>llege. This Constitution supersedes all previous Constitutions.
Article I
Name of Organization and Membership
ECTION I. The name of this organization shall be the Student
jovernment Association of Armstrong State College.
ECTION 2. All registered students of Armstrong State College are
embers of this organization and have a voice and vote in all student
tferendums. Members are subject to all rules and regulations as may be
^rein or hereafter enacted by this organization.
ECTION 3. With the exception of the Honor Code and the Conduct Code,
I legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the Student Government
ssociation are subject to review by the Dean of Student Affairs and the
resident of Armstrong State College.
ECTION 4. The Honor Code and the Conduct Code shall be subject to
iview by a simple majority of the Student Body voting and/or the President
F Armstrong State College.
Article II
Executive Branch
ECTION 1. President of the Student Government Association
II executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the President of the
tudent Government Association.
.Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates for the Office of President of the Student Government
Association shall have at least third quarter junior classification as
outlined in the College Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must
maintain this grade average throughout his tenure of office.
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3. Candidates must be full-time students registered for at least ten quart*
hours for the entire senior year.
B. Nomination and Election
I.Any student qualifying under Article II, section 1, A, of th
constitution shall be eligible to seek the Office of President of th
Student Government Association.
2. Nomination for this office shall be initiated by a petition bearin
twenty signatures of Armstrong State College Students,
3. This election shall be held no later than the third Tuesday in April.
C. Duties of the Office
The President of the Student Government Association shall:
1. Have a cabinet consisting of the Vice-President, Secretary, Treasure
and any other position which he deems nee ssary to provide for th
administration of the Student Government Association.
2. Appoint any x>mmittee which he deems necessary to provide for th
administratioii of the Student Government Association.
3. Call meetings of the Student Government Association when deeme
necessary by him. Such meetings shall be scheduled two weeks i
advance on the Student Activities Calendar and must be publicize
sufficiently.
4. Call special meetings of the Student Senate.
5. Veto, when he deems necessary, legislation passed by the Studer
Senate. The veto may be over-ridden by two-thirds of the membershi
of the Senate. The Senate must over-ride the President's veto within th
next regularly scheduled Senate meeting.
6. Fill vacant offices by appointment if no other provision for occupyir
the office is made in the Constitution. Such appointments must receiv
approval of two-thirds of the membership of the Student Senate.
7. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings except for schoc
accepted absences as outlined in the Student Handbook.
SECTION 2. Vice-President of the Student Government Association
A. Qualifications for Office
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1. Candidates for the office of Vice-President of the Student Government
Association shall have at least a third quarter sophomore classification
as outlined in the College Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and must
maintain this average throughout his tenure of office.
3. Candidates must be registered for at least ten quarter hours for the year
of office.
I. Nomination and Election
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, Section A, of this constitution
shall be eligible to seek the office of Vice-President of the Student
Government Association and shall be initiated by a petition bearing
twenty signatures of Armstrong State College Students.
:. Duties of the Office
[The Vice-President shall:
1. Assume the duties of the President in his absence from, or vacation of,
the office of the President.
2. Serve as a member of the President's Cabinet.
3. Be President of the Senate with the power to vote in the case of a tie.
4. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings except for school
accepted excuses as outlined in the Student Handbook.
SECTION 3. Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government
Association
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and must
maintain this average throughout the tenure of office.
2. Candidates must be registered for at least 10 quarter hours each quarter
and must be full-time students for their tenure of office.
3. Candidates must have at least third quarter freshman classification as
outlined in the College Bulletin.
B. Nomination and Election
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1. Nominations shall be initiated by a petition bearing twenty signatur
of Armstrong State College students.
2. The election shall be held no later than the third Tuesday in April.
C. Duties of the Secretary of Student Government Association
1. The Secretary shall record all minutes of Student Governme
Association meetings and make them available to the membership
the Student Government Association.
2. He shall assist the President of the Student Government Associati
with all Student Association correspondence.
3. The Secretary shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
D. Duties of the Treasurer of Student Government Association
1. The Treasurer shall, in cooperation with the Business Office, prepar
periodically a financial report to be presented to the Student Senate.
2. He shall assist the Student Government Association President
Comptroller, and Dean of Students in drafting a proposed Studen
Activities Budget to be presented by the Treasurer to the Studen
Senate.
3. He shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
SECTION 4. Class Off icers
Each class shall have a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates for these offices must be registered for at least 10 quartei
hours each quarter for the tenure of their office.
2. Candidates must have a grade point average of 2.0 for the previous yeai
and maintain that average for the year of office. Freshmen shall b<
required to achieve a minimum grade average of 2.0 for their firs
quarter in office. Thereafter, they must maintain each quarter <
minimum grade average of 2.0.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Candidates shall be nominated by a petition of 20 signatures frorr
Armstrong State College students.
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, 2. Election of officers shall be held in the Fall Quarter of each year.
:. Duties of the Officers
"he President of the Class:
1. The President will call and conduct all meetings of the class.
2. He will serve on committees at the request of the Student Senate.
3. He will appoint delegates to other committees as may be requested,
appoint replacements for vacated Senate positions, and appoint
replacements for class offices and committees.
4. He will be responsible for class projects either initiated by him or by
the Student Senate.
5. He will once a quarter give a report to the Student Senate on the
activities of the class.
rhe Vice-President of the Class:
1. The Vice-President shall assume the position of the President in case of
absence or vacancy of office.
2. He shall assist the President in all class projects and be responsible for
publicizing all class events.
3. He shall serve on the Student Conduct Court,
rhe Secretary of the Class:
1. He shall be responsible for the minutes and all correspondence.
2. He shall assist the Vice-President in the publicizing of class events,
rhe Treasurer of the Class:
1. He shall be responsible for all financial matters including the collection
of funds from or for class events.
2. He will give a quarterly report to his class President to be presented in
the Student Senate.
ARTICLE III
Legislative Branch
SECTION 1. Student Senate
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All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the Student Senate.
SECTION 2. Membership of Senate
The membership of the Student Senate shall be composed of studem
elected from each of the four classes of Armstrong State College. There sha
be five senators from each class.
SECTION 3. Qualifications for Office
A. Candidates for the office of class senator shall seek office in the class c
which they will be a member for the majority of their term of office.
B. Candidates for office shall have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 an
maintain this average throughout their tenure in office. Students with n
college academic record seeking freshman offices shall be required t
achieve a minimum average of 2.0 for their first quarter in office
Thereafter, they must maintain each quarter a minimum grade average |
2.0.
SECTION 4. Nomination and Election of Senators
A. Nominations for the office of class senator shall be initiated by a petitior
bearing twenty signatures of Armstrong State College students.
B. Election of class senators shall be held no later than the third Tuesday ir
April.
SECTION 5. Duties of the Senate
The Student Senate shall
1. Enact by majority vote laws and statutes governing the student body ir
addition to operating under the provisions of this constitution.
2. Have open meetings unless otherwise announced in advance.
3. Provide for the publication of legislation in order that the student bod}
may be informed.
4. Confirm all appointments by the class Presidents and by the Presiden
of the Student Government Association by a 2/3 vote of those presen
and voting.
5. Impeach by a 2/3 vote of the entire Student Senate any officer of th<
Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branches who fails in his duties
Appeals will go to the President of the College.
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6. Shall set up permanent or temporary committees from within the
student membership. These committees, temporary or permanent, shall
be governed by the Student Senate.
7. Shall act upon all student petitions signed by 10% of the student body.
Article IV
Judicial Branch
£CTION 1. Honor Council
.The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in all cases
involving infractions of the Honor Code.
.The Honor Council shall write its own by-laws and procedures.
.The Honor Council shall be responsible for the revision or amendment of
the Honor Code. Any amendments must by approved by a majority of the
student body voting and a majority of the faculty.
ECTION 2. The Student Conduct Court
k.The Student Conduct Court shall have jurisdiction over students in all
cases involving infractions of the Behavior Code.
i.The Student Conduct Court shall write its own by-laws and procedures.
). Amendments to the Student Conduct Code may be proposed by the
Student Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an opportunity to
review all amendments proposed by the faculty. Amendments will be
effective when approved by a three-fifths vote of the faculty and of the
student body.
Article V
Amending the Constitution
his Constitution may be amended through legislation introduced in the
Itudent Senate and passed by a 2/3 majority of that body present.
Amendments are subject to review by the Committee on Student Activities
>f the Faculty Council. Final approval shall be accomplished by 2/3 vote of
he Student Government Association.
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VIII. STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
STUDENT CONDUCT PROGRAM
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
(As amended and approved by the Faculty April 8, 1969)
I. THE CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT
A. General Policies
1. The College is dedicated not only to learning and the advancemem
of knowledge, but also to the development of ethically sensitive anc
responsible persons. It seeks to achieve these goals through a sounc
educational program and policies governing student conduct that encourage
independence and maturity.
2. The College distinguishes its responsibility for student conduct
from the control functions of the community. When a student has been
apprehended for the violation of a law of the community, the state, or the
nation, the College will not request or agree to special consideration for the
student because of his status as a student. The College will cooperate,
however, with law enforcement agencies, and with other agencies in any
program for the reh tbilitation of the student.
3. The College may apply sanctions or take other appropriate actior
only when student conduct directly and significantly interferes with the
College's (a) primary educational responsibility or ensuring the opportunity
of all members of the College community to attain their educational
objectives, or (b) subsidiary responsibilities of protecting property, keeping
records, providing services, and sponsoring non - classroom activities such ai
lectures, concerts, athlectic events, and social functions.
4. Students are subject to the separate provisions of the Armstrong
State College Honor Code, violations of which are not set forth in Section C
below. The first hearing on violations of the Honor Code shall be before th€
Honor Council in accordance with the provisions of the Honor Code.
5. Procedural fairness is basic to the proper enforcement of all College
rules. In particular, no disciplinary sanction as serious as expulsion,
suspension, disciplinary probation, or entry of an adverse notation on any
permanent record available to persons outside the College shall be imposed
unless the student has been notified in writing of the charges against him and
has had an opportunity (a) to appear alone or with any other persons to
advise and assist him before an appropriate committee, court, or official, (b)
to know the nature and source of the evidence against him and to present
evidence in his own behalf, and (c) to have his case reviewed in accordance
with Part II, Paragraph C below.
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is own behalf, and (c) to have his case reviewed in accordance with Part II,
hragraph C below.
6. Students shall have an opportunity to participate in the formation
r all policies and rules pertaining to student conduct and in the
nforcement of all such rules.
7. No disciplinary action shall be imposed on a student by or in the
ume of the College except in accordance with this Code or the Honor Code,
hichever shall apply.
I. Sanctions
1. Sanctions which may be imposed for the commission of college
offenses shall include the following:
(a) Expulsion from the College, Expulsion means permanent separation
from the College.
(b) Suspension from the College for a definite or indefinite period of
time. Suspension means involuntary d isen roll men t and/or
withdrawal of the privilege of enrollment.
(c) Disciplinary probation with or without loss of designated priviledges
for a definite period of time. The violation of the terms of the
disciplinary probation or the infraction of any college rule during
the period of disciplinary probation may be grounds for suspension
or expulsion from the College. The parents of any student under 21
years of age who is placed on disciplinary probation, suspended, or
expelled shall be notified.
(d) Social probation with loss of such specified privileges as may be
consistent with the offense committed. The loss of privileges shall
be for a definite period of time.
(e) Reprimand. A written rebuke, of which a record will be retained in
the student's file so long as he remains at Armstrong, but which will
not be forwarded to any other college or employer.
(f ) Admonition and warning.
2. The sanctions of expulsion or suspension ordinarily shall be imposed
nly upon the recommendation of the Student Court. In extraordinary
ircumstances, where gross violations of conduct rules are disrupting the
roper functioning of the College, students may be summarily suspended by
he Dean of Student Affairs. Appeal from such suspension may be made in
ccordance with Part II, Paragraph C, Appeal Procedures, below.
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C. Violations
1. Expulsion or suspension from the College or any lesser sanction ma\
result from the commission of any of the following offenses:
(a) Conduct which is in violation of federal, state or local laws
which was committed on campus, or which involves college
property or which is against members of the College community
acting in their official capacity.
(b) Violations of published Policies of the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia, a copy which shall be on reserve
in the library.
(c) Participation in any hazing - like act, physical or mental,
perpetrated for the purpose of submitting a student to physical
pain, discomfort, indignity, or humiliation at any time or any
place.
(d) Forgery, alteration, destruction, or misuse of college
documents, records, or identification cards, or furnishing false
information to the College with intent to deceive, or possession
of fire arms.
(e) Reproducing or unauthorized possession of keys to any college
facility or entering any college facility without proper
authority.
(f) Malicious destruction, damage, or misuse of college property,
including library materials, or of private property on the
campus.
(g) Direct disobedience of orders given by a college official who has
identified himself and is acting within his authority. This would
include failure to present, within a reasonable amount of time,
the College identification card.
(h) Two or more (or the repetition of) offenses listed in paragraph
below.
2. Disciplinary probation or any lesser sanction may result from the
commission of any of the following offenses:
(a) Failure to comply with Georgia law concerning the use,
possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages. This would
include all on-campus activities and those off-campus activities
paid for out of Student Activity Funds.
(b) Disorderly conduct on campus or at off-campus affairs financed
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1/ Student Activity Funds.
(c) Violation of any college rule, subsequently promulgated by the
ollege for the infraction of which sanctions may be imposed under this
lode. All such rules shall be in writing and shall be published and posted on
ie official College Bulletin Board in such manner as to furnish adequate
ptice of their contents to students affected by such rules. The College's
Mure to comply with this requirement shall be a complete defense to any
large of violation of a rule of which the student has no actual knowledge. A
udent's failure to familiarize himself with published rules shall not be an
Jequate defense.
. Group Offenses
1. Living organizations, societies, clubs, and similar organized groups
e responsible for compliance with college regulations. Upon satisfactory
oof that the group has encouraged, or did not take reasonable steps as a
oup, to prevent violations of college regulations, the group may be
ibjected to permanent or temporary suspension of charter, social
jobation, denial of use of college facilities, or other like sanctions.
2. The determination that a group is liable to sanction under the
>regoing Section 1, and of the sanction to be imposed, shall be made by the
tudent Activities Committee at a hearing held for that purpose. The
resident or principal officer of the group must be given reasonable notice of
ie time and place of said hearing and of the nature of the charges. He or
iy other member of the group is entitled to attend and be heard at the
earing.
3. Nothing herein authorizes the imposition of individual sanctions on
riy person other than in accordance with the Code of Student Conduct.
. The Student Conduct Committee
1. The Student Conduct Committee shall be responsible to the faculty
rid the President of the College for recommending policies relating to
tudent conduct, for formulating or approving rules and enforcement
rocedures within the framework of existing policies, and for recommending
3 the President of the College changes in the administration of any aspect of
ie student - conduct program.
2. The Committee shall consist of four teaching faculty members, the
lean of Student Affairs, and four student members, one representing each
lass. The faculty members shall be appointed by the faculty in accordance
rith the faculty by - laws. The student members shall be appointed by the
tudent Senate. Each member shall serve for a period of one year. Members
f the Committee may be reappointed and replacement members may be
ppointed at such time as is necessay to assure full membership of the
ommittee. The President of the College may appoint temporary members of
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the Committee to serve during the summer term. A chairman, a vice
chairman, and a secretary shall be elected at the first meeting of th<
committee.
3. The Dean of Student Affairs shall assist the Committee in th
development of policy and in the discharge of its responsibilities. He shal
coordinate the activities of all officials, committees, student groups, am ]
tribunals responsible for student conduct.
4. All regulations or rules relating to student conduct that anj
proposed by any college official, committee or student group, and for whicl
sanctions may be imposed in the name of the College, must be submitted tc
the Committee for consideration and review prior to submission to thi
faculty.
F. The Student Court
1. The Student Court shall be composed of eight students, twi
representing each class. Four of the members shall be the Vice - President o
the respective classes. The remaining four members shall be appointed by the
Student Senate. Any student not in good standing with the College ir
academic or disciplinary matters shall be ineligible to serve on the Studen"
Court. The Court shall elect a chairman, a vice - chairman, and a recorder
from its membership. A faculty adviser shall be appointed by the faculty
from among three nominations made by the Student Court.
2. A quorum of the Court shall consist of five members. A decisior
that a student has committed an offense requires an affirmative vote of three
- fifths of the members of the Court deciding the case. Sanctions ot
suspension or expulsion may likewise be imposed only by three - fifths ot
such members. Sanctions of lesser severity than suspension or expulsion shall
be made by majority vote.
3. A written copy of the Court's decision shall be given to the student
concerned. The decision shall advise the student of his rights to appeal.
4. The Court may impose any authorized sanction which is warranted
by the circumstances of the case.
5. If overt intimidation of the Student Court is established, the
President of the College will refer the case involved to the Student Conduct
Committee for processing.
Amendments to the above Code may be proposed by the Student
Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an opportunity to review all
amendments proposed by the faculty. Amendments will be effective when
approved by a three - fifths vote of the faculty and of the student body
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proved by a three - fifths vote of the faculty and of the student body.
Board of Regents' Policy as Final Authority
None of the regulations and procedures herein contained shall be in
nflict with policies of the Board of Regents of the Georgia University
stem. Policies of the Board of Regents shall be governing in all student
reluct matters.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE
General Procedures
1. All violations of the Code will be immediately reported to the Dean
Student Affairs by any person who has knowledge of the commission of
I such violation.
2. The Dean of Student Affairs shall insure that the best interests of
f offending student are served, regardless of whether disciplinary action is
en, by making sure that the student is advised of his rights.
3. Where sufficient evidence exists that a violation of law has occurred,
! Dean of Student Affairs shall refer the case and transmit the evidence to
appropriate law enforcement agency.
4. Where the evidence establishes to his satisfaction that a college
ense has occurred, the Dean of Student Affairs shall advise the student of
i charges against him and ask the student if he prefers to have the offense
idled administratively or to have the case referred to the Student Court
hearing. If the student prefers that the case not be referred to the
ident Court, he will be required to sign a waiver of his right to a hearing
ore the Student Court.
The Student Court
1. Any student whose case is referred to the Student Court shall be
tified of such referral in writing by the Dean of Student Affairs at least
ee days before the hearing and shall be apprised in the notice of the
arges against him. During the hearing the student shall have the
portunity (a) to appear in person and / or with counsel, (b) to know the
dence against him, and (c) to call witnesses and to present evidence and
lument in his behalf. In the resolution of factual disputes, the court will
luest the testimony of witnesses and otherwise seek the best evidence
tainable.
2. The Court shall be convened by its presiding officer to consider the
dence of a reported violation as soon as reasonably possible after the
:used has had the required three days notice.
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3. A record shall be made of each witness's testimony.
4. Immediately upon conclusion of a hearing, the student conci
shall be notified of the findings and recommendation that the coun
make to the President of the College and of his right to appeal.
C. Appeal Procedures
1. The student shall have the right to appeal from any sanction.
2. The Student Court when initially recommending a sanction
advise the student, in writing, of his right to appeal to the President o
College. The student shall have five days from the receipt of such advi
render his appeal to the President, who shall refer it to a committ
accordance with Board of Regents' Policy.
3. Appeal from decisions of the President of the College may be i
to the Board of Regents of the University System under the Boai
Regents' stated policy.
III. RULES AND REGULATIONS (to be added as promulgated)
1970
ARMSTRONG
STATE COLLEGE
STUDENT HANDBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLLEGE CALENDAR 3
ALMA MATER 4
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE 5
PRESIDENTS WELCOME 7
ACADEMIC INFORMATION 8
LIBRARY INFORMATION 14
HONOR COUNCIL 17
HONOR CODE 18
STUDENT INFORMATION 21
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION 28
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION 30
STUDENT ACTIVITIES 35
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 39
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 49
WHERE TO GO - WHOM TO SEE 55
!
This handbook is for
YOU, the student of Arm-
strong State College. There
is general information about
the college as well as spe-
cific information concern-
ing college policies and
regulations. You are held
responsible for knowing the
information covered in this
handbook as well as information provided in the College Bulletin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will largely be determined by
your willingness to accept the responsibilities that accompany your status as
a member of the student body of this growing institution of the Georgia
system of higher education. The Handbook is designed to assist you in
understanding these responsibilities.
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ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
Prsident
Dean of Student Affairs
Registrar
Comptroller
Community Services
VICTOR HALL
Education Dept.
History & Political Science Dept.
Psychology Dept.
GAMBLE HALL
Business Dept.
English Dept.
Foreign Language Dept.
SCIENCE HALL
Biology Dept.
Math Dept.
Physics Dept.
SOLMS HALL
Chemistrv Dept.
Dental Hygiene Dept.
Nursing Dept.
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JENKINS HALL
Art Dept.
Music Dept.
STUDENT SERVICE
Bookstore
Infirmary
Snackbar
Mail
MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
Cafeteria
Director of Student Activities
Student Government
Student Lounge
LANE LIBRARY
MAINTENANCE BUILDING
GYMNASIUM & POOL
Athletic Director
P. E. Dept.
STUDENT PARKING AREA
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COLLEGE CALENDAR FOR 1970-71
FALL QUARTER
September 17, 18,
September 24-25
September 28
October 30
November 26-27
December 4
December 7—8
December 9-11
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Orientation
Registration
Classes Begin
Midterm
Thanksgiving
Last Class Day
Reading Days
Examinations
WINTER QUARTER
January 4
January 5
February 8
March 1 1
March 1 2
March 15-17
Registration
Classes Begin
Midterm
Last Class Day
Reading Day
Examinations
SPRING QUARTER
March 24
March 25
April 21
May 31
June 1
June 2-4
June 8
Registration
Classes Begin
Midterm
Last Class Day
Reading Day
Examinations
Graduation
SUMMER QUARTER
June 14
June 15
July 13
August 9
August 10
August 11-13
August 17
Registration
Classes Begin
Midterm
Last Class Day
Reading Day
Examinations
Graduation
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HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935, as Armstrong
Junior College, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Savannah to meet
a long felt need for a college in the community. The college was housed in
the Armstrong building, a gift to the city from the family of George F.
Armstrong. Over the years, five more buildings were constructed or acquired
in the neighborhood of Forsyth Park and Monterey Square.
The college, as Armstrong College of Savannah, became a two year unit of
the University System of Georgia on January 1, 1959 under the control of
the Regents of the University System.
In 1962, the Mills B. Lane Foundation purchased a new campus site of over
200 acres which had been selected by the Regents. The new campus, with
seven buildings, was occupied in December 1965.
In 1964, Armstrong was made a four year institution and became
Armstrong State College. The college is fully accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools. Armstrong offers Bachelor of Arts,
Bachelor of Science and the Bachelor of Business Administration in 26 areas
of study.
PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE
WELCOME-THRICE WELCOME
The word welcome means, in the original sense, exactly what it says, "well
come". You are, indeed, "Well come" to Armstrong State College.
The more technical,crowded, and complicated life and living become, the
more important becomes education. If man is to competently solve his
problems of war, pollution, over-population, famine, social problems, etc.,
he must do so through the exercise of logic, technical and scientific
competence, knowledge and self discipline. These things are simply another
way of saying "education".
Therefore, we are glad to welcome new students and greet returning
students. We hope to join hands, hearts, and minds with you as together we
seek to know ourselves, others, our living together, and our unspeakable
challenges.
We dare you to become educated!
/.. /^/U^o^l
Henry L. Ashmore
President
DR. H. D. PROPST
Dean of the College
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
The following information is a summary of academic information
provided in the College Bulletin. This information is not intended to be
complete and should not be relied upon as final authority for information
affecting your standing in College. For complete information see the College
Bulletin or the proper administrative official.
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A student enrolled as a fulltime student at Armstrong has the privilege of
taking at least one course with his Dean's approval at Savannah State
without paying an additional fee. A student may obtain from the Registrar's
Office the proper form for permission to register at Savannah State College.
AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to take The*
Scholastic Aptitude Test but must meet all other requirements for admission
and pay all regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be obtained from the
Admissions Office. Students enrolled on a full-time credit basis and desiring
to change from credit status to audit status must have the permission of th<
instructor. No change may be made after the seventh class meeting.
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COURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of quarter hours in
which he is enrolled. For example, a student enrolled in a five hour course
would meet this class one hour a day, five days a week, for the entire
quarter. Evening classes and lab courses would vary slightly from this
pattern.
The average student load is 16-17 hours per quarter. As a general rule,
students should expect to spend two hours in study for every hour in class.
Permission to enroll for more than 1 7 quarter hours will be granted by the
Registrar to the student:
a) with an average grade of B for the preceding quarter, or
b) in an engineering program
c) requiring an extra course in one of the last two quarters prior to
graduation
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 quarter hours in
any one quarter.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a maximum of
1 1 hours unless he has better than a "B" average in the last quarter for which
grades are available.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and the effect of a
student's attendance on his grades in a course is left entirely to the discretion
of the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is announced
discussed, or lectured upon in class as well as mastering all assigned reading
he is also responsible for turning in on time all assignments and tests
including recitation and unannounced quizzes. The best way to meet these
responsibilities is to attend classes regularly. An instructor may drop a
student from any class with a grade of 'WF' if he thinks that excessive
absence prevents that student from satisfactorily fulfilling his responsi-
bilities. If any excessive absence is the result of prolonged illness, death in
the family, college business, or religious holidays, the withdrawal grade, will
either be 'W' or 'WF' depending on the student's status at the time he is
dropped. Each instructor will be responsible for informing classes on their
meeting what constitutes excessive absence in that particular class. Each
student is responsible for knowing the attendance regulation in his class and
for complying with it.
DROPPING COURSES
A student desiring to drop a course after the quarter has begun must
obtain a Drop-Add Notice in the Student Affairs Office. The notice must be
signed by the instructor of the course being dropped and returned to the
Registrar's Office.
A student who drops a course not more than seven school days after the
class begins will receive the grade of "W", depending on his status when he
dropped. A student may not voluntarily drop a course during the last eight
class days of a quarter.
CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student is registered, a change in classes will not be made unless
there is a legitimate reason. If changes are necessary, a student must have the
written approval of an official in the Student Affairs Office. A charge of
$2.00 per course is made for any change after registration unless the change
is initiated by the college. This fee is not refundable and is payable to the
Business Office.
WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college must begin
the process in the Student Affairs Office. A formal withdrawal is required to
insure that the student is eligible to return to Armstrong State College. Any
refund to which a student is entitled will be considered from the date which
appears on the withdrawal form.
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GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student. Students doing
unsatisfactory work (D-F) will receive a mid-term report. The following
system of grading is used at Armstrong State College:
ade
Honor Points
A
4.0
B
3.0
C
2.0
D
1.0
F
1
Incomplete
W
Withdrew with no grade
WF
Withdrew failing
NC
No credit
COMPUTING GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by dividing the
number of hours for which he is enrolled (attempted hours) into the total
points received. W f s are excluded from this computation, but WF's and F's
are considered. A student's overall average is computed by dividing the total
hours attempted into the total honor points earned while enrolled.
EXAMPLE OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE COMPUTATION
Course for Quarter Hours Grade Honor Pts. Earned
English 101
5
C
10(5x2)
History 114
5
B
15(5x2)
Math 101
1
D
5 (5x1)
P.E. 111
15
B
3(1x3)
Total 16 33
33 divided by 16 = (quarterly grade point average)
CHANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office, they become
final. An "I" grade which has not been removed by the middle of the next
quarter automatically becomes an "F".
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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
Students attending college under the Social Security Act must earn
twelve (12) quarter hours each quarter in order to receive benefits.
SELECTIVE SERVICE
Students who are registered with the Selective Service System shoul<
complete an SS Form 109 at the beginning of each academic year. A studen-
who is taking twelve (12) quarter hours or more will be reported as
full-time student. Those taking less than 12 hours will be reported a
part-time students. Student registrants should earn a minimum of forty-fiv
(45) quarter hours each academic year in order to be eligible for a continue
MS Student Deferment.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
:
Veteran affairs are handled in the office of Admissions and Recor
Veterans and dependents of veterans should check in this office at
beginning of each quarter to make certain that their file is complete. Th'
Certificate of Eligibility is an essential part of your file and should b
brought directly to the Office of Admissions and Records. For full benefit
a veteran must enroll for at least twelve (12) quarter hours each quarter.
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ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
A student failing to maintain the grade point average indicated for quarter
>urs attempted will be placed on academic probation:
Qt. Hours Attempted At G. P. A.
Armstrong and elsewhere: Required Cumulative:
0-15 1.3
16-30 1.4
31-45 1.5
46-60 1.6
61-75 1.7
76-90 1.8
91-105 1.9
106-120 1.9
121-135 and over 2.0
The academic status of students who have attempted other institutions
ill be determined by using only work attempted at Armstrong State College
computing the grade point average.
The minimum grade point average required of such students must
Drrespond to the total quarter hours attempted at Armstrong and elsewhere
; presented in the preceding chart. Any student whose grade point average
rops below these minimums will be placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation must (1) at the completion of the next
5 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative grade point average required for
uarter hours attempted, or (2) at the completion of the next 15 quarter
ours, achieve at least a "C" (2.0) average for these 1 5 quarter hours and for
ach successive 13 quarter hours attempted until he achieves the cumulative
rade point average required in the preceding table.
There will be no minimum number of the academic quarter hours required
Dr individuals who are on scholastic probation.
Failing to meet these requirements, a student will be dismissed from the
ollege for one quarter. A third such academic dismissal will be final.
APPEALS FOR ACADEMIC DISMISSALS
A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by letter to the
resident, who will refer the appeal to the Committee on Academic
tanding. Such letter of appeal should state the nature of any extenuating
ircumstances relating to the academic deficiency; the letter must be
3ceived by the President no later than 9:00 a.m. of Registration Day.
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LANE LIBRARY
The Lane Library occupies a central location on the campus. The building
is air-conditioned, fully carpeted and equipped with furniture of the highest
quality. A reading room and individual carrel desks are available on both
floors. The current periodical and newspaper room is on the first floor.
Group study rooms (for use by assignment only) are located on the second
floor.
Hours. The schedule of library hours is posted on the bulletin board in the
foyer of the library and also on the outside door of the entrance.
Resources. The collection consists of about 66,000 cataloged volumes.
Most of the books belong to one of three categories: (a) general circulating
books, (b) reference books which have "Ref." at the top of the call number
and are shelved in the reference section, and (c) reserve books, which are sc
designated by the instructors, and are kept at the circulation desk. Some
materials are available in microform (i.e., microfilm, microcards anc
microfiche). There are approximately 625 journals and newspapers currentl\
received. The collection also includes phonograph records, tapes, pamphlet;
and government documents. A microfilm reader-printer, microcard reader
microfiche reader and a copying machine are available in the library.
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Circulation Policies.
1. To obtain a library card, it is necessary to present the Armstrong I.D.
card to the Circulation Desk. The I.D. card must be punched for the
current quarter.
2. Reference books and journals (whether bound or unbound) are for use
only within the library.
3. General books may be borrowed for two weeks. Unless another
borrower is waiting for a book, it may be renewed one time. The date a
book is due is stamped on a card provided for that purpose in the back
of the book. To renew a book, it must be brought to the circulation
desk from which it was borrowed. A student is not permitted to have
more than five books charged out at any given time.
4. Reserve books are circulated for the length of time recommended by
the instructor.
5. Phonograph records and tapes, unless otherwise designated, circulate
for one week.
Fines. For general books the overdue fine for late returns is five cents a
day. The fine for reserve books is twenty-five cents a day. Overnight reserve
books, which are due back in the library by 8:30a.m. the following morning,
carry a fine of twenty-five cents for the first hour and ten cents for each
additional hour overdue up to the maximum of one dollar per day for each
book. The fine for recordings, tapes and pamphlets is ten cents per day.
Fines are not charged to raise funds for the library, but are imposed as a
means of encouraging the prompt return of library materials so that as many
as possible may benefit from their use.
Borrowers who lose books or other library materials will be charged the
price of the item plus 20% of the value to cover the cost of correcting the
records and processing a replacement copy, plus any overdue fine accrued. If
the book is found within the school year, the price of the book will be
refunded but not the service charge or overdue fine. Borrowers who lose
books are advised to notify the library at once so that some adjustment may
be made in the fine charges which accumulate for overdue books.
Students who owe fines to the library or who have overdue books will
not receive their quarterly grades, nor will they be permitted to register for
the next quarter or be given transcripts of their records until their account
has been cleared.
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Conduct.
Quiet. The library does not function as a place to visit with friends.
Talking disturbs others and interferes with the talker's studying. The
library staff cannot permit talking, nor can it grimly patrol the reading
areas to enforce quiet. Students who disregard the regulations on
talking, or who fail to observe any library regulation regarding suitable
standards of behavior will be sent out of the library and will not be
re-admitted without the permission of the Dean of Students.
Smoking is permitted in the foyer of the library only.
Food or beverages are not to be brought in to the library building.
Stealing books or magazines or willfully mutilating them is considered
reprehensible practices and students are warned that such action can
result in permanent suspension from the college.
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HONOR
COUNCIL
GIGI GRAHAM
PRESIDENT
KAY HARDY
SECRETARY
JAN JANKOWSKI
SENIOR JUSTICE
JOAN HORNE
LINDA WISE
TERRY DOOLEY
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Academic HONOR CODE
The Honor System at Armstrong State College provides all members
the student body with an opportunity to participate in self government. 1
accompanying responsibilities are outlined below.
The Honor System, written by a joint committee of faculty c
students, received an overwhelming endorsement by both faculty c
students during the Winter Quarter, 1965.
The ordinances of the Honor System are as follows:
I. All Students must agree to abide by the rules and regulations of
Honor System. A student shall not be accepted at Armstrong St
College unless he signs the following statement at the time of his f
registration:
"I have read the regulations governing the Honor System at Armstrc
State College, and I understand that as a student at Armstrong, I m
comply with all of these requirements." This statement and all n
and regulations governing the Honor System shall be printed in
official Bulletin and the Student Handbook. The statement shall also
printed on the application form for admission to be signed by
student before admission to the college.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council to conduct
extensive orientation program at the beginning of each quarter for
newly entering students to explain fully the requirements of the Hoi
System and to allow full discussion of these regulations.
I I. The following shall be considered violations of the Honor Code:
A. Academic dishonesty of any kind (giving or receiving i
unauthorized help on any assignment, test or paper. At
beginning of each quarter it shall be the responsibility of e;
teacher to make clear what shall be considered unauthorized h
in his course.)
B. Stealing only when related to cheating.
C. Lying before the Honor Council.
D. Failure to report a known offense. (Lying or stealing in any ot
cases will be considered disciplinary, not Honor, matters.)
III. Ways of reporting a violation of the Honor Code:
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor Code sho
report himself to a member of the Honor Council.
B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of a violat
of the Honor Code must report the matter. This may be done
one of two ways:
1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report himself t<
member of the Honor Council no later than the end of the next sch<
day. After this designated time the person who is aware of the violat
must inform a member of the Honor Council so that the Honor Cour
may contact the accused person if he has not already reported himsi
2. He may report the suspected violation directly to a member of
Honor Council without informing the accused.
The Honor Council will be composed of nine students.
A. Selection shall be made by the President, Vice-President and
Secretary of the Student Body, the President and Secretary of the
Honor Council, together with three faculty members appointed by
the President of the college. Selection shall be based on the
following requirements:
High moral principles and unquestioned academic integrity in all their
relations to fellow students, faculty, and administrative officials.
A minimum of C+ for the preceding quarter and an over-all average of
C+. Any student not in good standing with the college in academic or
disciplinary matters is ineligible to serve on the Honor Council. Any
member of the Honor Council who falls below these requirements will
be ineligible to continue his term of service. A replacement will not be
selected, however, unless the total number of students on the Honor
Council falls below seven.
B. The selection committee shall submit a questionnaire to those
students who meet these requirements. On the basis of the
questionnaires the committee has the power to appoint three
seniors, three juniors, and three sophomores to serve on the Honor
Council. At least three committee members shall be women and at
ieast three shall be men. This distribution may be altered when
deemed best by the selection committee. The appointments shall
be made by the second Tuesday in March, and the Council shall
assume its duties on April 1 .
C. The Honor Council shall elect one of its members to serve as
President and one as Secretary. The President shall preside at all
meetings and trials, and the Secretary shall maintain a written
record of all proceedings.
D. During summer school, any member of the Honor Council who is
attending summer classes will serve on the Council for the summer
together with other students appointed by the Council and
the Dean of Student Affairs.
The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws and procedure.
A. An Honor Council meeting shall be called by the President of the
Council to examine a reported violation as soon as possible after
such a report. When possible the meeting of the Council will be
held within a week of the Violation.
B. At the meeting the Honor Council will hear the accusation, the
testimony of any witnesses, and any defense the accused may wish
to present.
C. The accused will have the right to hear all witnesses and all
evidence brought before the Honor Council.
D. Written notification of the specific charges which, if approved,
shall be made grounds for suspension or dismissal from a class.
E. The accused will be considered innocent until proved guilty.
F. Every trial shall be conducted by a Council of at least seven
members, including the President. !n the absence of the President,
the senior justice shall preside.
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G. The Secretary will keep minutes of all meetings. All off ic
testimony will be tape recorded, provided that the record
devices are under the control of the Council.
H. A vote of two-thirds majority of the members of the Hor
Counci' present and voting will be necessary for the conviction
the accused. The Council, in the event of a verdict of guilty, sr
determine the penalty by majority vote.
I. The vote will be taken by secret ballot.
VI. Post-trial Procedure.
A. Immediately upon conclusion of the trial, the accused shall
notified of the findings and of the recommendation that 1
Council wili make to the President of the college.
B. If the accused is found innocent, he shall be notified of the find
and cautioned that the trial may be re-opened for good cause
the Council within a period of three weeks or at the request of 1
professor in whose course the alleged violation occurred.
C. If a person is found guilty, the Honor Council will recommend
the President of Armstrong State College one of the following:
1. Expulsion from the class and denial of credit in the course in which 1
violation occurred and denial of the position of any elective office.
2. Suspension from school for any number of quarters (the minimi
suspension will be for the remainder of the quarter in which 1
violation occurs.)
3. Expulsion from school. In cases where the accused is found guilty, 1
Honor Council will report in writing, the accused, the professor of 1
class in which the violation occurred, and the accusor the decision
the Council. The secretary of the Honor Council will then post
official notice on the bulletin boards announcing the Council's acti
without mentioning the name of the accused.
Although the College feels that the above three recommendations i
appropriate for academic dishonesty, it also recognizes that uniq
circumstances may arise. For such cases a series of appeals is open
the convicted student. He may appeal either the conviction or 1
punishment or both in the following way:
A To the President of Armstrong State College in a letter.
B. The President's decision may be appealed to the Board of Regei
of the University System of Georgia. The method of appeal
outlined in the Board of Regents' Policy-Section J-2 which may
found in the library.
VI II. Each student will be required to write on every written assignme
test, or paper a pledge that he has neither given nor received a
unauthorized help on this work. This may be done by writing the wc
"Pledged" followed by the student's signature.
IX The Honor System is dependent upon student cooperation and suppo
It is felt that every student wishes the credit for his work to
unquestioned and the college he has chosen to be respected.
X. A revision of the Honor System will require a majority vote of t
faculty and of the student body.
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STUDENT INFORMATION
COUNSELING
The Counseling Office provides services
■p% *^ designed to help you deal more effectively with
both your college experiences and events
thereafter.
W* h^^ Questions of selecting or changing a major,
^^A *k M studying with results, resolving social or personal
jrf M difficulties, planning for a realistic career,
IS M adjusting to college work are just some examples
II of concerns to be discussed with a professionally
trained counselor. Frequently information
dr joev adams helpful in decision making can be gained from
dean of student interest and personal preference inventories,
affairs aptitude, intelligence, or achievement tests.
Often it is desirable to learn more about
specific occupations, graduate or professional
schools. Current catalogs and pamphlets are gathered in the Counseling
Office and a list of references is available.
Academic advisement is usually conducted by the department of the
student's concentration. However, individual course advising is available to
each student as needed, particularly to those who have not yet selected a
major.
Counseling services, assuring personal attention and confidentiality, are
available to all students at no charge. Students are encouraged to contact the
Office of Student Affairs in the Administration Building for assistance. An
interview can be scheduled at your convenience.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered through the Office of
Student Affairs. Students interested in scholarship, assistantships, loans,
part-time employment, or work-study opportunities should make application
in this office. Every effort will be made to assist students who desire
education but who do not have sufficient resources to attend college. The
college also employs a number of student assistants each year who work in
various departments on the campus.
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LOST AND FOUND
The Student Affairs Office in the Administration Building and the
Office of the Director of Student Activities maintain a repository for lost
and found articles. Any person finding a lost article on campus should turn it
in to either of these two offices so that it may be claimed by the owner.
MAROON AND GOLD
To keep students informed regarding coltege functions, the college
publishes a news bulletin, the MAROON AND GOLD, every Wednesday.
This one- page bulletin contains announcements and general information
relative to college and student activities. Any student having information for
the MAROON AND GOLD may contact the Director of Student Activities
in Memorial Student Union.
TRANSCRIPTS
Each student is entitled to one official transcript of his college work
without charge. Additional copies will be issued at $1.00 each. Application
for transcripts may be made in the office of the Registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is issued a student
identification card. This card is validated at each registration and should be
carried at all times.
The student I.D. is required to obtain a library card to use the student
discount service, to vote in student elections and for entrance to all college
related functions. Students must also have their I.D. cards in order to receive
an annual.
STUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been designee
especially for Armstrong State College Students. The fee is only $20.00 for <
full year's coverage. This insurance may be purchased at registration. Foi
further information contact the Office of Student Affairs.
TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies. Offio
telephones are not to be used by students. Public telephones are provided ii
the Student Union, and the classroom buildings.
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ACCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong student becomes ill or involved in an
accident while on campus, the faculty member teaching the class in which
the accident occurs or the first person on the scene should proceed as
follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident giving the
location on campus. The operator will then notify the Campus Nurse
and the Office of Student Affairs.
2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, insure that the person is
not moved, and keep him as comfortable as possible until the nurse
arrives.
3. When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be taken:
a. The nurse will administer the proper first-aid or emergency
treatment.
b. The switchboard will be contacted if an ambulance is needed.
c. The nurse will remain with the injured person until the ambulance
arrives and accompany the individual to the hospital if necessary.
d. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify the parents of
the injured or ill student.
PRESIDENTS LUNCHEONS
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as well as to
provide students with an opportunity to express their ideals and opinions,
the President of Armstrong State College periodically invites students to a
Luncheon. At this time, matters of common concern are discussed.
DRESS
The attire preferred by any given student reflects an effort to satisfy a
variety of physical and psychological needs. The college leaves the matter to
the discretion of the student in the belief that he will exercise this
prerogative wisely and in good taste.
DEANS' ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean of Student Affairs and the Dean of the College meet with an
Advisory Council which is composed of the President and Vice-President of
each class, the President and Vice-President of the Honor Council, the
President and Vice-President of the Student Government Association and
four students selected at large from the student body. The Council serves to
advise the Deans of programs and activities which relate to students and their
welfare. Meetings are held once a month and are open to all students.
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MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
The Memorial Student Center is located on Science Drive on the South
side of the Campus. The Center houses the Post Office, the Nurse's Clinic,
the cafeteria, the bookstore, the offices of Student Government, the Office
of the Director of Student Activities and conference rooms. Vending
machines with hot and cold sandwiches and drinks are available at reasonable
prices in the student center annex.
Reservations for the use of conference rooms in the student center are
made through the Office of the Director of Student Activities. Arrangements
may be made with the cafeteria manager to have special dinners and affairs
catered. Anyone who wishes announcements to have shown on the closed
circuit television may do so in the Office of the Director of Student
Activities.
Card playing is prohibited in the cafeteria of the New Student Center.
Students wishing to play cards may do so in the old cafeteria.
ALL STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CLEAN THEIR OWN TABLES IN
THE CAFETERIA. GOOD MANNERS DICTATE THAT CIGARETTES
AND OTHER SMOKING MATERIALS BE EXTINGUISHED IN THE
ASHTRAYS PROVIDED ON EACH TABLE.
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VEHICLE REGULATIONS
PARKING DECALS
There are three types of decals for automobiles driven on the campus.
Faculty, Senior, and Student decals are available at NO COST at registration
and throughout each quarter in the Student Affairs Office. Students who
have completed 135 hours are entitled to a Senior Decal. The number of
hours must be verified by the Registrar's Office. ALL VEHICLES DRIVEN
ON THE CAMPUS SHOULD HAVE A DECAL.
PARKING REGULATIONS
The following is a summary of the traffic regulations which are
enforced on the Armstrong State College campus. Violators will be issued
tickets by the security department. All fines must be paid to the Business
Office within forty-eight (48) hours of the violations or the amount of the
fine automatically doubles.
Students who have unpaid fines at the end of the quarter will not be
allowed to register for the succeeding quarter and grades for the quarter in
which the violations occurred will be withheld. Transcripts will not be
released from the Registrar's office until all fines have been cleared.
1. All Armstrong State College students who drive vehicles on campus
must secure decals during registration or from the Office of Student
Affairs during the quarter. Decals are to be properly displayed in the
appropriate place on the automobile.
2. Students may park in areas designated as student parking; not in spaces
reserved for visitors, seniors, faculty or administration.
3. Automobiles may not be backed into parking spaces.
4. Students are expected to heed all traffic signs and posted speed limits.
5. Vehicles are not permitted on the grass or sidewalks.
6. Parking is not permitted at yellow curbs.
7. An automobile with no decal may be parked in the large parking lot on
the back of the campus where it will not be ticketed.
TRAFFIC TICKET APPEAL
A Traffic Court of three students is provided for persons wishing to
appeal traffic tickets. A ticket must be appealed within seven (7) days of the
violation. Traffic Court meets in the Student Government Office-Room 201-
in the New Student Center each Monday at 12:30 p.m. If a student is unable
to attend traffic court, he may pick up the ticket appeal form from the
Director of Student Activities or from the Student Government Office.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Dishonesty in scholastic pursuits is a most serious matter. All cases
involving scholastic dishonesty will be handled by the Student Honor Court.
For further information regarding violations and the related disciplinary
procedure, see the Honor Code.
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STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on campus, at college sponsored affairs or
when representing the college in any capacity, must meet accepted standards
of adult behavior in compliance with the Code of Conduct of Armstrong
State College and the Regents of the University System of Georgia.
STATEMENT ON DISRUPTIVE AND OBSTUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Adopted October, 1968
The Board of Regents of the University System reaffirms its policies to
support fully freedom of expression by each member of the academic
community and to preserve and protect the rights and freedom of its faculty
members and students to engage in debate, discussion, peaceful and
non-disruptive protest and dissent. The following statement relates
specifically to the problem described below. It does not change or in any
way infringe upon the Board's existing policies and practices in support of
freedom of expression and action. Rather, it is considered neccessary to
combat the ultimate effect of irresponsible disruptive and obstructive actions
by students and faculty which tend to destroy academic freedom and the
institutional structures through which it operates.
In recent years a new and serious problem has appeared on many
college and university campuses in the Nation. Some students, faculty
members, and others have on occasion engaged in demonstrations, sit-ins and
other activities that have clearly and deliberately interfered with the regular
and orderly operation of the institution concerned. Typically, these actions
have been the physicaf occupation of a building or campus area for a
protracted period of time or the use or display of verbal or written
obscenities involving indecent or disorderly conduct.
These actions have gone beyond all heretofore recognized bounds of
meetings for discussion, persuasion, or even protest, in that: (1) acquiescence
to demands of the demonstrators is the condition for dispersal, and (2) the
reasonable and written directions of institutional officials to disperse have
been ignored. Such activates thus have become clearly recognizable as an
action of force, operating outside all established channels on the campus,
including that of intellectual debate and persuasion which are at the very
heart of education.
The Board of Regents is deeply concerned by this new problem. Under
the Constitution of the State of Georgia, under all applicable court rulings,
and in keeping with the tradition of higher education in the United States,
the Board is ultimately responsible for the orderly operation of the several
institutions of the University System and the preservation of academic
freedom in these institutions. The Board cannot and will not divest itself of
this responsibility.
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Of equal or even greater importance, such action of force as has been
described above destroys the very essence of higher education. This essence
s found in the unhampered freedom to study, investigate, write, speak, and
debate on any aspect or issue of life. This freedom, which reaches its full
lowering on college and university campuses, is an essential part of
American democracy, comparable to the jury system of the electoral
Drocess.
For these reasons and in order to respond directly and specifically to
this new problem, the Board of Regents stipulates that any student, faculty
member, administrator, or employee, acting individually or in concert with
others, who clearly obstructs or disrupts, or attempts to obstruct or disrupt
any teaching, research, administrative, disciplinary or public service activity,
or any other activity authorized to be discharged or held on campus of the
University System of Georgia is considered by the Board to have committed
an act of gross irresponsibility and shall be subject to disciplinary
orocedures, possibly resulting in dismissal or termination of employment.
The Board reaffirms its belief that all segments of the academic
community are under a strong oblfgation and have a mutual responsibility to
protect the campus community from disorderly, disruptive or obstructive
actions which interfere with academic pursuits of teaching, learning, and
Dther campus activities.
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GENE WATERS
President, S.G.A.
FRANCINE WIMBISH
Vice President, S.G.A.
SUSAN ERSON
Secretary, S.G.A.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
The Student Government Association of
Armstrong State College is composed of all student
body ofticers, the Student Senate, the Student Court,
and the Honor Council representatives. These elected
officials seek to express the will of the general
student body. The college faculty and administration
rely heavily upon this group in seeking the
participation of the student body in matters that
concern student welfare. The Student Government
Office is located in Room 201 of the Student Center
and is open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
The President of the Student Government may,
at his discretion, appoint members to his cabinet in
order to facilitate the proper functioning and
administration of student government. The following
are members of the President's Cabinet:
Secretary of Evening Students
Secretary of Creative and Performing Arts —
Jan Jankowski
Secretary of Intramurals —
Mike Lariscy
Secretary of Organizations —
Debbie Gernatt
Secretary of Political Affairs —
Louisa Browne
Secretary of Social Events —
Jim Burch
Secretary of Special Projects —
Secretary of Student Services —
Steve Langston
For students who wish to become involved in
student government and other activities, the
following positions and committees are available each
year:
1. President, Vice-President, and
Secretary-Treasurer of each class. (Elected in the
Fall)
2. Senators - five from each class (All elected in the
Spring except Freshmen)
NANCY BRELAND
Treasurer, S. G. A.
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3. President, Vice-President, Secretary and
Treasurer of S.G.A. (All elected in the Spring)
4. Honor Council - (Selected in the Spring by the
outgoing council)
5. Student Court - Selected by the Student Senate
in the Fall)
6. Publications Board - (Elected in the Fall)
FOR POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS,
SEE THE S.G.A. CONSTITUTION IN THIS HANDBOOK.
The following Faculty committees have student representation:
1. Curriculum - 3 Students
2. Conduct - 4 Students
3. Lecture Concert - 4 Students
4. Library - 2 Students
5. Student Activities - 4 Students
INKWELL
The INKWELLls the official student newspaper of Armstrong State
College. The newspaper is financed by student activity fees and is published
weekly. Through this paper, students are kept up-to-date on campus and
community happenings. Jim Burch is the INKWELL Editor. Students
wishing to work on the staff may do so by coming to Room 215 in the
Student Center.
GEECHEE
The GEECHEE is the college yearbook. The name of the year book
reflects the historical nickname of Georgians who live in the vicinity of the
Ogeechee River. The yearbook is published annually in the spring. Francine
Wimbish is the 1970-71 GEECHEE Editor. Any student who wishes to work
on the year-book staff may come to Room 21 1 in the Student Center.
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
Preamble
We, the students of Armstrong State College, believing that studem
government is necessary and beneficial, do ordain and establish th<
Constitution of the Student Government Association of Armstrong State
College. This Constitution supersedes all previous Constitutions.
Article I
Name of Organization and Membership
SECTION I
The name of this organization shall be the Student Govemmem
Association of Armstrong State College.
SECTION 2.
All registered students of Armstrong State College are members of thh
organization and have a voice and vote in all student referendums. Member;
are subject to all rules and regulations as may be herein or hereafter enactec
by this organization.
SECTION 3.
With the exception of the Honor Code and the Conduct Code, al
legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the Student Govemmem
Association are subject to review by the Dean of Student Affairs and the
President of Armstrong State College.
SECTION 4.
The Honor Code and the Conduct Code shall be subject to review by <
simple majority of the Student Body voting and/or the President oi
Armstrong State College.
Article II
Executive Branch
SECTION 1 . President of the Student Government Association
All executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the President o
the Student Government Association.
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A. Qualifications for Office
1 . Candidates for the Office of President of the Student Government
Association shall have at least third quarter junior classification as
outlined in the College Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and
must maintain this grade average throughout their tenure of office.
3. Candidates must be full-time students registered for at least ten
quarter hours for the entire senior year.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, section 1,A, of this
constitution shall be eligible to seek the Office of President of the
Student Government Association.
2. Nomination for this office shall be initiated by a petition bearing
twenty signatures of Armstrong State College Students.
3. This election shall be held no later than the third Tuesday in April.
C. Duties of the Office
The President of the Student Government Association shall:
1. Have a cabinet consisting of the Vice-President, Secretary,
Treasurer, and any other position which he deems necessary to
provide for the administration of the Student Government
Association.
2. Appoint any committee which he deems necessary to provide for
the administration of the Student Government Association.
3. Ca4l meetings of the Student Government Association when
deemed necessary by him. Such meetings shall be scheduled two
weeks in advance on the Student Activities Calendar and must be
publicized sufficiently.
4. Call special meetings of the Student Senate.
5. Veto, when he deems necessary, legislation passed by the Student
Senate. The veto may be over-ridden by two-thirds of the
membership of the Senate. The Senate must over-ride the
President's veto within the next regularly scheduled Senate
meeting.
6. FiH vacant offices by appointment if no other provision for
occupying the office is made in the Constitution. Such
appointments must receive approval of two-thirds of the
membership of the Student Senate.
7. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings except for
school accepted absences as outlined in the Student Handbook.
Section 2. Vice-President of the Student Government Association
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates for the office of Vice-President of the Student
Government Association shall have at least a third quarter
sophomore classification as outlined in the College Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum over-all grade average of 2.3 and
must maintain this average throughout their tenure of office.
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3. Candidates must be registered for at least ten quarter hours for the
year of office.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, Section A, of this
constitution shall be eligible to seek the office of Vice-President of
the Student Government Association and shall be initiated by a
petition bearing twenty signatures of Armstrong State College
Students.
C. Duties of the Office
The Vice President shall:
1. Assume the duties of the President in his absence from, or
vacation of, the office of the President.
2. Serve as a member of the President's Cabinet.
3. Be President of the Senate with the power to vote in the case of a
tie.
4. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings except for
school accepted excuses as outlined in the Student Handbook.
SECTION 3. Secretary and Treasurer of the Student Government Association
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and
must maintain this average throughout their tenure of office.
2. Candidates must be registered for at least 10 quarter hours each
quarter and must be full-time students for their tenure of office.
3. Candidates must have at least third quarter freshman classification
as outlined in the College Bulletin.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Nominations shall be initiated by a petition bearing twenty
signatures of Armstrong State College students.
2. The election shall be held no later than the third Tuesday in April.
C. Duties of the Secretary of Student Government Association
1. The Secretary shall record all minutes of Student Government
Association meetings and make them available to the membership
of the Student Government Association.
2. He shall assist the President of the Student Government
Association with all Student Government Association correspond-
ence.
3. The Secretary shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
D. Duties of the Treasurer of Student Government Association
1. The Treasurer shall, in cooperation with the Business Office,
prepare periodically a financial report to be presented to the
Student Senate.
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2. He shall assist the Student Government Association President,
Comptroller, and Dean of Students in drafting a proposed Student
Activities Budget to be presented by the Treasurer to the Student
Senate.
3. He shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
SECTION 4. Class Officers.
Each class shall have a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer.
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates for these offices must be registered for at least 10
quarter hours each quarter for the tenure of their office.
2. Candidates must have a grade point average of 2.0 for the previous
year and maintain that average for the year of office. Freshmen
shall be required to achieve a minimum grade average of 2.0 for
their first quarter in office. Thereafter, they must maintain each
quarter a minimum grade average of 2.0.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Candidates shall be nominated by a petition of 20 signatures from
Armstrong State College students.
2. Election of officers shall be held in the Fall Quarter of each year.
C. Duties of the Officers
The President of the Class:
1 . The President will call and conduct all meetings of the class.
2. He will serve on committees at the request of the Student
Senate.
3. He will appoint delegates to other committees as may be
requested, appoint replacements for vacated Senate positions, and
appoint replacements for class offices and committees.
4. He will be responsible for class projects either initiated by him or
by the Student Senate.
5. He will once a quarter give a report to the Student Senate on the
activities of the class.
The Vice-President of the Class:
1. The Vice-President shall assume the position of the President in
case of absence or vacancy of office.
2. He shall assist the President in all class projects and be responsible
for publicizing all class events.
3. He shall serve on the Student Conduct Court.
The Secretary of the Class:
1 . He shall be responsible for the minutes and all correspondence.
2. He shall assist the Vice-President in the publicizing of class events.
The Treasurer of the Class:
1. He shall be responsible for all financial matters including the
collection of funds from or for class events.
2. He will give a quarterly report to his class President to be
presented in the Student Senate.
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Article III
Legislative Branch
SECTION 1. Student Senate
All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the Student Senate.
SECTION 2. Membership of Senate
The membership of the Student Senate shall be composed of students
elected from each of the four classes of Armstrong State College. There shall
be five senators from each class.
SECTION 3. Qualifications for Office
A. Candidates for the office of class senator shall seek office in the class of
which they will be a member for the majority of their term of office.
B. Candidates for office shall have a minimum grade point average of 2.0
and maintain this average throughout their tenure in office. Students
with no college academic record seeking freshman offices shall be
required to achieve a minimum average of 2.0 for their first quarter in
office. Thereafter, they must maintain each quarter a minimum grade
average of 2.0.
SECTION 4. Nomination and Election of Senators
A. Nominations for the office of class senator shall be initiated by a
petition bearing twenty signatures of Armstrong State College students.
B. Election of class senators shall be held no later than the third Tuesday
in April.
SECTION 5. Duties of the Senate
The Student Senate shall:
1. Enact, by majority vote, laws and statutes governing the student
body in addition to operating under the provisions of this
constitution.
2. Have open meetings unless otherwise announced in advance.
3. Provide for the publication of legislation in order that the student
body may be informed.
4. Confirm all appointments by the class Presidents and by the
President of the Student Government Association by a 2/3 vote of
those present and voting.
5. Impeach by a 2/3 vote of the entire Student Senate any officer of
the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial Branches who fails in his
duties. Appeals will go to the President of the College.
6. Shall set up permanent or temporary committees from within the
student membership. These committees, temporary or permanent,
shall be governed by the Student Senate.
7. Shall act upon all student petitions signed by 10% of the student
body.
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Article IV
Judicial Branch
SECTION 1. Honor Council
A. The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in all cases
involving infractions of the Honor Code.
B. The Honor Council shall write its own by-laws and procedures.
C. The Honor Council shall be responsible for the revision or amendment
of the Honor Code. Any amendments must be approved by a majority
of the student body voting and a majority of the faculty.
SECTION 2. The Student Conduct Court
A. The Student Conduct Court shall have jurisdiction over students in all
cases involving infractions of the Behavior Code.
B. The Student Conduct Court shall write its own by-laws and procedures.
C. Amendments to the Student Conduct Code may be proposed by the
Student Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an opportunity
to review all amendments proposed by the faculty. Amendments will be
effective when approved by a three-fifths vote of the faculty and of the
student body.
Article V
Amending the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended through legislation introduced in
the Student Senate and passed by a 2/3 majority of that body present.
Amendments are subject to review by the Committee on Student Activities
of the Faculty Council. Final approval shall be accomplished by 2/3 vote of
the Student Government Association.
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
JOE A BUCK
Director of Student
Activities
The Student Activity Fee of $15.00 per
quarter from each student is used to finance the
Student Activity Program. Payment of this fee
entitles students to free admission to all drama
productions and home athletic events. Students
receive reduced admission prices to dances and
concerts. The INKWELL is also distributed free.
Payment of this fee for three quarters entitles
the student to a copy of the college annual, THE
GEECHEE
Disposition of student activity fees is
handled by the Student Senate in consultation
with the Dean of Student Affairs, the Director
of Student Activities, and the Comptroller. This
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disposition of funds is based on requests from various recognized
organizations. The following guidelines are used by the senate to determine
appropriations:
For an organization to receive activity fees, one of the two following
criteria must be met. EITHER:
1. The organization must exist purely to serve or represent the student
body as a whole. Its programs and operations benefit the overall
student body and participation in the organization must be open to all
students. The organization must not have any racial, religious, or ethnic
ties which might discourage otherwise interested students from joining
it. The organization cannot have as its primary aim service to any
special interest group, but must rather serve the entire student body.
2. The organization must be presenting a program which satisfies the
following three requirements:
a. The program must be of general benefit to the student body and
participation in the program must be open to all interested
students
b. The program must be one which the sponsoring organization is
uniquely able to present or at least one which the sponsoring
organization is clearly better able to present than any other
campus organization already being funded under criteria No. 1
above.
c. The program must have sufficient value to warrant its funding
when compared to other programs satisfying the other critieria
explained above.
If an organization requestsfunding for a program that satisfies the above
three requirements then the Finance Committee of the Senate recommends
funding the program. Of course, the Finance Committee reserves the right to
review any organization at any time in order to insure that the funded
organization is complying with the guidelines above.
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Miss Geechee 1970
MAUREEN MOSELY
SPECIAL EVENTS
Throughout the year, various special events are planned on the campus.
Student activities include such activities as dances, plays, concerts, lectures,
intramurals, and various other special events.
In the Fall, the Miss Geechee Pageant is held with the winner competing
in the Miss Georgia Pageant. Any girl enrolled at Armstrong is eligible to
participate in this pageant if she is sponsored by a recognized campus
organization. This Fall, already scheduled, is a concert by Kenny Rogers and
The First Edition and Dick Gregory will appear on the Creative and
Performing Arts Program.
During Winter Quarter, Homecoming ceremonies are planned. A parade,
concert, dance, basketball game, and the election of Miss Homecoming take
place at this annual event. This year for the first time the social fraternities
and sororities on campus will sponsor a campuswide Greek Week.
In the Spring Quarter, Pioneer Day gives students the opportunity to
participate in field events, dress in pioneer costumes, and enjoy intei-club
booths and competitions. This spirited day is an annual tradition at
Armstrong. Also, in Spring Quarter, the college holds its annual Leadership
Awards Banquet.
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The purpose of this affair is to honor those students chosen by
the Student Senate and the Awards Committee for their outstanding
contribution to the college.
INTRAMURALS
The intramural program of Armstrong continues to grow. The
Armstrong"500" bicycle race is an annual event and competition is keen in
football, volleyball, swimming, basketball, pingpong, and Softball. The
Intramural Council coordinates all intramural activities.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Armstrong State College participates in intercollegiate sports
competition in Basketball, Golf, Baseball, and Cross Country. The Basketball
season is colorful and exciting with home games being played in the campus
gymnasium. The spirit for the games is maintained by the Armstrong
Cheerleaders. This year there will be 30 basketball games with the Geechee
Classic tournament being held on campus on November 27 and 28. The
Basketball team will also participate in the Norfolk Holiday Invitational
Tournament held in Norfolk, Virginia.
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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as an integral
part of the total educational program. They have as their purpose to
contribute to the social welfare of the students as well as to benefit the
entire community. Student organizations are organized and managed by
students and are subject to the regulations of the college. As an integral part
of the college community, they have certain responsibilities: effective
achievement of the organization's announced purposes, appropriate social
and community relations, and sound business management. Accepted
standards of good taste shall be observed in the social conduct of such
groups. Basic democratic operational procedures are expected of all student
organizations.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor before they can
function as recognized organizations of the college.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are available to
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsibility for performance
rests with the members themselves. Failure to abide by Armstrong State
College policies may result in suspension or termination of the privileges to
operate.
Student organizations are responsible for complying with the following
regulations:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate with any
outside group or organization without the approval of the
President of Armstrong State College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-round supervision
of the college whether the college is in session or not.
C. Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared through
the Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State College
students and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Senate may, with the
approval of the Director of Student Activities:
1 . Deny recognition of the group as an organization, possibly demanding a
forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3. Deny social activities for a specified period.
Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or entertainment
sponsored by the college or a college-approved student group.
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A. Major social functions are college-wide events sponsored through
student activity fees and open to all Armstrong State College
students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an organization
for its membership only or for the entire student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization must secure
approved chaperons from among the faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions open to the
public. This applies to charge and non-charge activity. To be
eligible for admission to any social activity, at least one member of
each couple must be a college student and present a valid ID card.
Exceptions to this standard will be made for events connected
with Homecoming in order that Armstrong State College Alumni
may attend.
E. Social functions will not be scheduled on the weekend prior to
final examinations, nor during the week preceding final
examinations.
Location
1. When appropriate, student organizations are expected to use college
facilities for social functions.
2. Permission to use the Student Center or other college facilities is
requested through the office of the Director of Student Activities.
Organizations are responsible for removing all decorations and signs
relating to the activity as well as paying a $10.00 fee to cover the
expense of employing a custodian.
Contracts
The contracts for hiring a band or other entertainment must be signed
by the Comptroller of the College. Contracts cannot be signed unless the
money in the account of the organization is sufficient to cover the contract.
Conduct
When a student organization sponsors an activity, it is responsible for
the conduct of the individual participants.
Financial Responsibilities
1. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived from student
activity fees will rest with the individual organization. Such
organizations will present a quarterly financial report to the Office of
Student Affairs and have their financial accounts audited annually by
the office of the Comptroller.
2. Organizations which derive operating funds from student activity fees
must obtain a purchase order from the Director of Student Activities
prior to withdrawing monies from their account.
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ARMSTRONG ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Phi Omega — An international fraternity for college men
interested in a well balanced program of service and social activities.
President — David Gould
Baptist Student Union — An organization which seeks to enable
students and faculty to grow and experience the real dimensions of the
Christian faith. President — Steve Horton
Cheerleaders — A local group of women students devoted to the
development of school spirit at athletic functions. Advisor — Miss Sylvia
Sanders
Chess Club — A local organization whose prupose is to bring together
student and faculty interested in the game of chess. Advisor — Dr. Pendexter
Circle K — An international group whose purpose is to serve on the
campus and in the community. President — Jim Burch
Future Secretaries Association — An organization, affiliated with
National Secretaries Association, which strives to prepare future secretaries
for their profession. Advisor — Mr. Glenn Pearce
Geechee — The student yearbook. Any interested student may qualify
for a position. Editor — Francine Wimbish
Glee Club — A local group whose purpose is to insure the promotion of
and participation in good music. Advisor — Dr. Harry Persse
Hie Psi — An organization whose purpose is to stimulate student
interest in the field of Psychology. Advisor — Dr. Worthington
Inkwell — The weekly college newspaper. Any interested student may
qualify for a staff position. Editor — Jim Burch
Junior American Dental Hygiene Association — A national organization
whose objectives are to cultivate, promote, and sustain the art and science of
Dental Hygiene and to represent the members of the Dental Hygiene
Profession. President— Brenda Smith
Masquers — The drama group on campus.This organization produces all
theaterical productions on campus. Any student is eligible to participate.
Director — Mr. John Suchower
Panhellenic Council — A national organization whose local chapter is
the governing body of campus social sororities and is comprised of two
representatives from each sorority. President — Kathy Chestnut
Pep Band — A local organization of persons interested in music and
providing band music for college events. Advisor — Dr. Lawson
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Student Government Association — The student governing organ-
ization. The purpose is to further the development of the college and its
student body. President — Gene Waters
Student National Education Association — Douglas F. Parry Chapter —
A national pre-professional organization whose purpose is to promote social
and professional unity among students interested in teaching and education.
President — Ivan Smith
Student Nurses Association — A state organization whose purpose is to
aid the development of the student nurse by encouraging the promotion and
maintenance of high educational and professional standards. President —
Martha Harrison
Wesley Foundation — A national organization of the United Methodist
Church whose programs are aimed at a variety of needs and interests on
campus. Advisor— Rev. Lewis Kirkland
Young Democrats — A local organization which seeks to further
democratic ideals on the campus and to interest students in Public Affairs.
President — Abro Sutker
Fraternities and Sororities — Greek Rush is open to any student who
desires to join a fraternity or sorority. Rush Week is held at the beginning of
Fall Quarter. More information may be obtained from the office of the
Director of Student Activities or from any Greek Member.
Sororities
Alpha Gamma Delta — President, Francine Wimbish
Phi Mu — President, Susan Erson
Sigma Kappa — President, Linda Roberts
Fraternities
Chi Phi - President, Chris Ellington
Phi Delta- Gamma (Local) — President, Mike DeVegter
Phi Kappa Theta — President, Jim Gannam
Pi Kappa Phi - President, Robert Smith
Sigma Kappa Chi (Local) — President, Bill Butler
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Clubs and Organizations
Organization Recognition Procedure
I. Procedures for submitting an application
Organizations seeking approval by the student activities committee
should adopt the following procedures:
A. A finished draft of a proposed constitution should be submitted to
each of the ten (10) members of the committee. The draft should
embody principles hereinafter set forth, should be redacted in an
acceptable form and should be free of grammatical, spelling, and
typographical errors.
B. The draft of the constitution should be accompanied by a brief
statement incorporating the following:
1. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of two
individuals who may be contacted by members of the
committee and who can be responsible for answering
questions about the proposed organization and its constitu-
tion.
2. A brief assessment of the interest expressed by potential
members in the formation of the organization, i.e., how
much support you think the organization, if approved, will
get from the student body.
NOTE
This statement should be made part of the constitution. It should
be drafted on a separate page and attached to the individual copies
of the constitution submitted.
I I . The form and content of the constitution
In drawing up a constitution the applicants should bear in mind that
the function of a constitution is to set forth the general ground rules for the
conduct of the business of an organization. As it constitutes a fixed
reference on permanent file of these rules, it should be so explicit in those
areas which it seeks to govern as to leave no doubt as to its meaning, e.g., the
titles and general duties of the organization's officers and the manner, time
and procedures for conducting elections. On the other hand, the committee
suggests that it would be unwise for the constitution to venture into
legislative matters best left to the determination of easily alterable by-laws
which can be passed by an enlarged and more representative membership.
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A. The constitution should be framed in outline form. Because
important changes in the policy and leadership of an organization
frequently hinge on constitutional interpretation, it is strongly
suggested that the constitution be framed in outline form for easy
reference. For a convenient outline form the applicants should
consult an acceptable authority such as the MLA Style Book or
Kate Turabian's Manuel for Writers of Term Papers, Theses and
Dissertations. The committee makes the following suggestions
respecting form:
1. Important and distinct topics such as "elections," "amend-
ments to the constitution," etc., should be designated by
Roman Numerals and a topic heading (e.g., IV Elections).
2. Distinct sub-topic areas should be treated in separate
paragraphs which may, but need not necessarily, be
designated by a descending order of outline.
3. The purposes of the committee in making these suggestions
as form should not be thought of as academic arbitrariness. It
is sometimes important to an organization to be able to
make explicit and exact references to its constitutional
document. The form we have suggested is designed to
facilitate this kind of reference.
B. There are minimal requirements of the Student Activities
Committee as to the content of submitted constitutions. Without
presuming to proscribe the inclusion of other topics not listed or
to dictate the general order of presentation of topics, the Student
Activities Committee insists that the proposed constitution of any
applicant organization include explicit provision for the following:
1 . Statement of the purposes of the organization.
2. Provision for choosing a faculty sponsor.
3. Qualifications for membership.
4. Titles and duties of officers of the organization.
5. Elections. In regard to elections the Committee feels that it is
encumbent upon the proposed organization to make
constitutional provision for the following:
a. Free, open, democratic, and periodic election of
officers.
b. Provision for filling interim vacancies of offices.
6. Funding and financial responsibility.
a. Ths constitution must provide for a clear and distinct
delegation of financial responsibility to one or more
stipulated officers of the organization.
b. The constitution must provide for the manner of assessing
the membership for dues.
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c. The constitution must provide for an internal audit of
the finances of the organization to be presented
annually for the consideration of its membership.
7. Meetings
a. The constitution must provide for a minimal number of
annual meetings of the membership.
b. The constitution must provide suitable guarantees that the
membership will be given advance notice as to the time
and place for conducting general meetings.
c. The constitution must provide a means for calling
special meetings where the situation warrants and for
notifying the general membership thereof.
8. Quorum for conducting business
9. The Method of passing by-laws
10. Committees
1 1 . Amendment of the constitution
III Responsibilities of applicants in making a constitutional presentation
Responsibilities of the Student Activities Committee are such that it
must confine its attention to the consideration of substantive matters.
Consequently, the Committee cannot be expected to contribute in any way
towards putting an organization's constitution in proper form. The entire
burden of producing a constitution in acceptable form rests with the
applicant organization. This means the constitution, before it will be
considered by the Committee, must embody the provisions established by
the Committee (above 11-B, 1-11), it must be in grammatically acceptable
form and it must be corrected for spelling and typographical errors.
FINAL RECOGNITION
The Student Activities Committee meets with representatives of each
organization desiring recognition by the college. After examining the
constitution and after consulting the organization, the Student Activities
Committee votes as to whether the the organization will be recognized. The
President of the College has the authority to grant final recognition to an
organization.
POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in existence for the pupose of providing a
place and climate for the orderly process of learning. Therefore, the
following, which conforms to the policy of the University System of Georgia
relative to the use of campuses, constitutes Armstrong State College's policy
for the use of the facilities and or campus.
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1. Armstrong State College is state property and is thereby open tc
any citizen desiring to visit. The conduct of visitors is expected tc
conform with regular college policies.
2. Approved and recognized college student and faculty organiza
tions may promote any program with any featured speakei
provided the program is approved by the institution in accordana
with stated college policy, (see POLICY REGARDING THE
APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF
OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS).
3. The facilities and campus may not be made available for genera
partisan political activities.
4. The facilities and campus may not be used by outside groups ant
non-student groups except in conjunction with item 2 above.
5. No activity will be permitted which interferes with the normal ant
orderly educational functions of this college.
POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUTSIDE
GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Armstrong State College encourages the formation of clubs ant
organizations among the students and faculty. In the interest of developing
educational, cultural and recreational activities, the college expects tt
cooperate fully with recognized college groups, clubs or organizations a
these seek to provide programs for their members. Whenever possible
Armstrong State College will permit these college-related groups to use thi
physical facilities.
The college recognizes that the general programs of groups, clubs ant
organizations fall into three categories, namely, (1) business meetings, (2
social or recreational activities, and (3) programs which have a clea
educational purposes germane to the organization.
In those cases where the meetings involve members of the collegi
family, either students or faculty, no specific approval or request is necessan
other than the approval of the college sponsor of the club.
Although the college encourages meetings, programs, and activities b>
all college approved groups, it does have the responsibility to insure tha
public law and order will be maintained and that the policies of the Board o
Regents will be observed. Therefore, the college reserves the right to know o
outside guests who appear on a program on the campus and to determim
any special arrangements or accomodations which might be required.
Consequently, where the program is to feature an individual or group o
individuals who are not members of the Armstrong State College officia
family, the president of the club or organization with the approval of th<
sponsor, must register, not later than ten (10) days before the program is tc
take place with the Dean of Student Affairs the proposed program and th<
specific individual or group of individuals participating.
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POLICY ON STUDENT OFF-CAMPUS MEETING HOUSES
The Student Activities Committee proposes the following policy in
respect to the establishment and governance of off-campus housing of
fraternities, sororities, and other student organizations:
I. Conduct: The Purview of the Student Activities Committee
Since the Committee recognizes college students as responsible
citizens of their wider communities and as respected representatives of the
College, it therefore expects their conduct in off -campus activities to comply
with this trust. The Committee is thus loathe to frame a set of rules and
regulations explicitly setting forth policy adequately encompassed already
by the laws of our nation, state, county, and city for the guidance of all
citizens. Consequently, the Committee feels the following statements, in
respect to the conduct of student organizations in off-campus houses, should
be sufficient.
A. Alleged violations of the law; involvement in civil suit; or any
action, which might be construed as violations of criminal statutes
or which might be actionable in civil suit; by the members of an
organization while representing the organization in any capacity,
shall constitute sufficient ground for the Committee to actively
intervene in order to ascertain for itself the facts of the case. In no
event is such an intervention to be taken as a prejudgment of
student wrongdoing by the Committee. Students should recognize,
however, that any involvement of a College-sponsored organi-
zation in the criminal or civil courts, or any action that might lead
to such a situation, will inevitably reflect on the reputation and on
the policies of the College. In such event, the College is, ipso facto,
an interested party.
B. Officers of members of an organization appearing before the
Student Activities Committee, or any duly constituted faculty or
administrative body of the College, to respond to allegations of
wrongdoing which, in the event of an affirmative finding, might
constitute grounds for disciplinary action shall have secured to
them those procedural guarantees promulgated by the College for
the governance of College bodies investigating the wrongdoing of
individual college students.
II. Conduct: The Responsibilities of College-Affiliated Organizations
Having Off-Campus Houses
Applicant organizations will recognize the time honored principle that
the obverse side of freedom is responsibility. We expect members of these
organizations to act as responsible citizens. For the preservation of their
good citizen standing, the Committee delegates first and primary
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responsibility to the organizations themselves. To this end we promulgate
the following guidelines:
A. Applicant organizations must show evidence to the Committee
that they have established adequate machinery for dealing with
possible internal disciplinary problems.
B. Officers and members of organizations have the obligation to bring
to the attention of the relevant College officials any situations
which might seriously compromise the good reputation of the
organization and/or the College. Students are asked to exercise
sound judgment in recognizing for themselves when situations
which may develop are of such a serious nature that they cannot
be adjudicated properly within the mechanisms of the
organization itself.
C. The faculty sponsor or an adult approved by the Office of Student
Affairs shall be present at all meetings and social functions of the
organization. When social functions are open to the student body,
alumni, etc., the organization will consult with the Office of
Student Affairs for advice on whether supervision by police
officers is necessary.
D. Hazing, for any reason, shall be prohibited as an aspect of
organization activity.
E. Organizations shall make available to the Student Activities
Committee for permanent filing an updated copy of their full
house rules.
III. Financial Responsibility
An applicant organization must demonstrate financial competence to
meet the recurrent obligations of maintaining the premises they occupy. The
organization must in addition show competence to meet a reasonable
amount of emergency financial obligations usually attendant on
hcuseholding. To these ends the Committee promulgates the following
guidelines:
A. Competence to meet financial obligations cannot be projected on
the basis of expected revenues from membership dues or other
sources. In the opinion of the Committee the only feasible way
such warranty of financial responsibility can be assured is by
having an economically secure individual from the. community, or
a board made up of such individuals, assume responsibility for all
of the organizations' obligations.
B. It is expected that the financial affairs or organizations will be on
a cash or, at most, a regular thirty day billing basis. Decisions by
organizations to enter long-term credit obligations must be
submitted to the Committee for approval.
C. Organizations must have their off-campus premises fully and
adequately insured for liability.
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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
STUDENT CONDUCT PROGRAM
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
(As Approved By The Board of Regents, June 1969)
THE CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT
General Policies
1 . The College is dedicated not only to learning and the advancement
of knowledge, but also to the development of ethically sensitive
and responsible persons. It seeks to achieve these goals through a
sound educational program and policies governing student conduct
that encourage independence and maturity.
2. The College distinguishes its responsibility for student conduct
from the control functions of the community. When a student has
been apprehended for the violation of a law of the community,
the state, or the nation, the College will not request or agree to
special consideration for the student because of his status as a
student. The College will cooperate, however, with law
enforcement agencies, and with other agencies in any program for
the rehabilitation of the student.
3. The College may apply sanctions or take other appropriate action
only when student conduct directly and significantly interferes
with the College's (a) primary educational responsibility or
ensuring the opportunity of all members of the College
community to attain their educational objectives, or (b) subsidiary
responsibilities of protecting property, keeping records, providing
services, and sponsoring non-classroom activities such as lectures,
concerts, athletic events, and social functions.
4. Students are subject to the separate provisions of the Armstrong
State College Honor Code, violations of which are not set forth in
Section C below. The first hearing on violations of the Honor
Code shall be before the Honor Council in accordance with the
provisions of the Honor Code.
5. Procedural fairness is basic to the proper enforcement of all
College rules. In particular, no disciplinary sanction as serious as
expulsion, suspension, disciplinary probation, or entry of an
adverse notation on any permanent record available to persons
outside the College shall be imposed unless the student has been
notified in writing of the charges against him and has had an
opportunity (a) to appear alone or with any other persons to
advise and assist him before an appropriate committee, court, or
official, (b) to know the nature and source of the evidence against
him and to present evidence in his own behalf, and (c) to have his
case reviewed in accordance with Part II, Paragraph C below.
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6. Students shall have an opportunity to participate in the formation
of all policies and rules pertaining to student conduct and in the
enforcement of all such rules.
7. No disciplinary action shall be imposed on a student by or in the
name of the College except in accordance with this Code or the
Honor Code, whichever shall apply.
B. Sanctions
1. Sanctions which may be imposed for the commission of college
offenses shall include the following:
(a) Expulsion from the College, Expulsion means permanent
separation from the College.
(b) Suspension from the College for a definite or indefinite
period of time. Suspension means involuntary disenrollment
and/or withdrawal of the privilege of enrollment.
(c) Disciplinary probation with or without loss of designated
privileges for a definite period of time. The violation of the
terms of the disciplinary probation or the infraction of any
college rule during the period of disciplinary probation may
be grounds for suspension or expulsion from the College. The
parents of any student under 21 years of age who is placed
on disciplinary probation, suspended, or expelled shall be
notified.
(d) Social probation with loss of such specified privileges as may
be consistent with the offense committed. The loss of
privileges shall be for a definite period of time.
(e) Reprimand. A written rebuke, of which a record will be
retained in the student's file so long as he remains at
Armstrong, but which will not be forwarded to any other
college or employer.
(f) Admonition and warning.
2. The sanctions of expulsion or suspension ordinarily shall be
imposed only upon the recommendation of the Student Court. In
extraordinary circumstances, where gross violations of conduct
rules are disrupting the proper functioning of the College, students
may be summarily suspended by the Dean of Student Affairs.
Appeal from such suspension may be made in accordance with
Part II, Paragraph C, Appeal Procedures, below.
C. Violations
1. Expulsion or suspension from the College or any lesser sanction
may resultfrom the commission of any of the following offenses:
(a) Conduct which is in violation of federal, state or local laws
which was committed on campus, or which involves college
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property or which is against members of the College
community acting in their official capacity.
(b) Violations of published Policies of the Board of Regents of
the University System of Georgia, a copy which shall be on
reserve in the library.
(c) Participation in any hazing-like act, physical or mental,
perpetrated for the purpose of submitting a student to
physical pain, discomfort, indignity, or humiliation at any
time or any place.
(d) Forgery, alteration, destruction, or misuse of college
documents, records, or identification cards, or furnishing
false information to the College with intent to deceive, or
possession of fire arms.
(e) Reproducing or unauthorized possession of keys to any
college facility or entering any college facility without proper
authority.
(f) Malicious destruction, damage, or misuse of college property,
including library materials, or of private property on the
campus.
(g) Direct disobedience of orders given by a college official who
has identified himself and is acting within his authority. This
would include failure to present, within a reasonable amount
of time, the College identification card.
(h) Two or more (or the repetition of (offenses listed in paragraph
beiow.
2. Disciplinary probation or any lesser sanction may result from the
commission of any of the following offenses:
(a) Failure to comply with Georgia law concerning the use,
possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages. This
would include all on-campus activities and those off -campus
activities paid for out of Student Activity Funds.
(b) Disorderly conduct on campus or at off-campus affairs
financed by Student Activity Funds.
(c) Violation of any college rule, subsequently promulgated by
the College for the infraction of which sanctions may be
imposed under this Code. All such rules shall be in writing
and shall be published and posted on the official College
Bulletin Board in such manner as to furnish adequate notice
of their contents to students affected by such rules. The
College's failure to comply with this requirement shall be a
complete defense to any charge of violation of a rule of
which the student has no actual knowledge. A student's
failure to familiarize himself with published rules shall not be
an adequate defense.
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D. Group Offenses
1. Living organizations, societies, clubs, and similar organized grou
are responsible for compliance with college regulations. Up<
satisfactory proof that the group has encouraged, or did not ta
reasonable steps as a group, to prevent violations of colle
regulations, the group may be subjected to permanent
temporary suspension of charter, social probation, denial of use
college facilities, or other like sanctions.
2. The determination that a group is liable to sanction under tl
foregoing Section 1, and of the sanction to be imposed, shall I
made by the Student Activities Committee at a hearing held f
that purpose. The president or principal officer of the group mi
be given reasonable notice of the time and place of said hearii
and of the nature of the charges. He or any other member of tl
group is entitled to attend and be heard at the hearing.
3. Nothing herein authorizes the imposition of individual sanctic
on any person other than in accordance with the Code of Stude
Conduct.
E. The Student Conduct Committee
1. The Student Conduct Committee shall be responsible to t
faculty and the President of the College for recommending polic
relating to student conduct, for formulating or approving rules a
enforcement procedures within the framework of existing polici
and for recommending to the President of the College changes
the administration of any aspect of the student - conduct progra
2. The Committee shall consist of four teaching faculty members, t
Dean of Student Affairs, and four student members, o
representing each class. The faculty members shall be appoint
by the faculty in accordance with the faculty by - laws. T
student members shall be appointed by the Student Senate. Ea
member shall serve for a period of one year. Members of t
Committee may be reappointed and replacement members may
appointed at such time as is necessary to assure full membership
the committee. The President of the College may appoi
temporary members of the Committee to serve during the sumrr
term. A chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary shall be elect
at the first meeting of the committee.
3. The Dean of Student Affairs shall assist the Committee in t
development of policy and in the discharge of its responsibility
He shall coordinate the activities of all officials, committei
student groups, and tribunals responsible for student conduct.
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4. All regulations or rules relating to student conduct that are
proposed by any college official, committee or student group, and
for which sanctions may be imposed in the name of the College,
must be submitted to the Committee for consideration and review
prior to submission to the faculty.
F. The Student Court
1. The Student Court shall be composed of eight students, two
representing each class. Four of the members shall be the Vice-
President of the respective classes. The remaining four members
shall be appointed by the Student Senate. Any student not in
good standing with the College in academic or disciplinary matters
shall be ineligible to serve on the Student Court. The Court shall
elect a chairman, a vice - chairman, and a recorder from its
membership. A faculty adviser shall be appointed by the faculty
from among three nominations made by the Student Court.
2. A quorum of the Court shall consist of five members. A decision
that a student has committed an offense requires an affirmative
vote of three-fifths of the members of the Court deciding the case.
Sanctions of suspension or expulsion may likewise be imposed
only by three-fifths of such members. Sanctions of lesser severity
than suspension or expulsion shali be made by majority vote.
3. A written copy of the Court's decision shall be given to the
student concerned. The decision shall advise the student of his
rights to appeal.
4. The Court may impose any authorized sanction which is
warranted by the circumstances of the case.
5. If overt intimidation of the Student Court is established, the
President of the College will refer the case involved to the Student
Conduct Committee for processing.
Amendments to the above Code may be proposed by the Student
Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an opportunity to review all
amendments proposed by the faculty. Amendments will be effective when
approved by a three - fifths vote of the faculty and of the student body.
G. Board of Regents' Policy as Final Authgrity
None of the regulations and procedures herein contained shall be in
conflict with policies of the Board of Regents of the Georgia University
System. Policies of the Board of Regents shall be governing in all
student conduct matters.
II. The Administration of the Code
A. General Procedures
1. All violations of the Code will be immediately reported to the
Dean of Student Affairs by any person who has knowledge of the
commission of any such violation.
2. The Dean of Student Affairs shall insure that the best interests of
any offending student are served, regardless of whether
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disciplinary action is taken, by making sure that the student
advised of his rights.
3. Where sufficient evidence exists that a violation of law \
occurred, the Dean of Student Affairs shall refer the case a
transmit the evidence to the appropriate law enforcement agem
4. Where the evidence establishes to his satisfaction that a coll*
offense has occurred, the Dean of Student Affairs shall advise 1
student of the charges against him and ask the student if he pref
to have the offense handled administratively or to have the c
referred to the Student Court for hearing. If the student pref
that the case not be referred to the Student Court, he will
required to sign a waiver of his right to a hearing before 1
Student Court.
B. The Student Court
1. Any student whose case is referred to the Student Court shall
notified of such referral in writing by the Dean of Student Affe
at least three days before the hearing and shall be apprised in 1
notice of the charges against him. During the hearing the stud<
shall have the opportunity (a) to appear in person and/or w
counsel, (b) to know the evidence against him, and (c) to c
witnesses and to present evidence and argument in his behalf,
the resolution of factual disputes, the court will request 1
testimony of witnesses and otherwise seek the best evider
obtainable.
2. The Court shall be convened by its presiding officer to consic
the evidence of a reported violation as soon as reasonably possil
after the accused has had the required three days notice.
3. A record shall be made of each witness's testimony.
4. Immediately upon conclusion of a hearing, the student concerr
shall be notified of the findings and recommendation that 1
court will make to the President of the College and of his right
appeal.
C. Appeal Procedures
1 . The student shall have the right to appeal from any sanction.
2. The Student Court when initially recommending a sanction sh
advise the student, in writing, of his right to appeal to t
President of the College. The student shall have fi
days from the receipt of such advice render his appeal to t
President, who shall refer it to a committee accordance with Boa
of Regents' Policy.
3. Appeal from decisions of the President of the College may
made to the Board of Regents of the University System under t
Board of Regents' stated Policy.
III. Rules and Regulations (to be added as promulgated)
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WHERE TO GO - WHOM TO SEE
SUBJECT
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Academic Advisors
Allied Health Services
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry and Physics
Education
English and Speech
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages
History and Political Sciences
Librarian
Mathematics
Physical Education
Police Administration
Psychology and Sociology
Add/Dropping a Course
Apply for Graduation
Auditing Courses
Transcripts
Withdrawals
Savannah State Exchange
Admissions
Re- Admission
Transfer Credits
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alunmi Affairs
ATHLETICS
Intramural
Intercollegiate
COUNSELING
Academic
Personal
Vocational - Educational
EMPLOYMENT
Part-time
Placement
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Student Loans and
Scholarships
WHOM
Student Affairs Office
Registrar's Office
Course Dept. Head
Registrar's Office
Student Affairs Office
Registrar's Office
Mr. Hunnicutt, Registrar
Registrar's Office
Mr. Hunnicutt, Registrar
Mr. Frank Tyrrell
Coach Bedwell
Coach Alexander
Academic Advisors
Miss Benson, Stu. Affairs
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities
Miss Benson. Stu.Affairs
Student Affairs Office
Student Affairs Office
Mr. Griffin
Student Affairs
WHERE
Solms
Science
Gamble
Solms
Victor
Gamble
Jenkins
Gamble
Victor
Library
Science
Gynmasium
Solms
Victor
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Gynmasium
Gymnasium
Adm.Bldg.
Stu. Center
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
Adm.Bldg.
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SUBJECT
HEALTH SERVICE
Clinic
Emergency
HOUSING
Off-Campus
LIBRARY
Cards
Fines
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Student I.D.
Replacement I.D.
Punched & Verified
LOST AND FOUND
MILITARY INFORMATION
Selective Service
Veterans
ORGANIZATIONS
Calendar Information
Reserving Space in
Student Center
All other Reservations
Schedules of Meetings
and Events
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOC.
STUDENT HONOR COUNCIL
STUDENT COURT
WHOM
WHERE
Mrs. Weeks Old Stu. Center
Call College Switchboard
DialO
Student Affairs Office Adm.Bldg.
Circulation
Business Office
Registration each Qtr.
Student Affairs Office
Student Activities
Student Affairs Office
Student Activities
Mrs. Sharpton
Registrar's Office
Library
Adm.Bldg.
Gynmasium
Adm.Bldg.
Stu. Center
Adm. Bldg.
Stu. Center
Adm.Bldg.
Mr. Buck, Stu.Activities Stu. Center
Mr. Buck, Stu.Activities Stu. Center
Mr. Padgett, Campus Serv. Old Stu. Center
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities Stu. Center
Room 201 Stu. Center
S. G. A. Office, Stu. Center
Room 201
S.G.A. Office,
Room 201
Stu. Center
TRAFFIC
Auto Decals
Traffic Court
TESTING PROGRAMS
IM.T.E..G.R.E.. etc.
Registration each Qtr. or
Student Affairs Office Adm. Bldg.
S.G.A. Office, Room 201 Stu. Center
Miss Benson, Stu. Affairs Adm. Bidg.
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HANDBOOK
ALMA MATER
Alma Mater through the ages,
singing thy undying fame,
Will thy sons and daughters cherish
And defend thy golden name.
To each heart thy noble story
And thy calm and stately grace
Herald thine immortal glory
Armstrong, hail, all hail to thee.
Alma Mater those before us
Left thine honor great and strong
We who follow take their banner
Raise it with a fighting song!
Consecrated is thy teaching,
Sacred is thy marble height,
Glorious thy spirit reaching
Ever upward to the light.
Words by Margaret Spencer Lubs
and Doris Falk, Class of 1939
» ! IE? .\
OHM'
This handbook is for YOU, the student of Armstrong State
College. There is general information about the college as
well as specific information concerning college policies and
regulations. You are held responsible for knowing the in-
formation covered in this handbook as well as information
provided in the College Bulletin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will largely be
determined by your willingness to accept the responsibilities
that accompany your status as a member of the student body
of this growing institution of the Georgia system of higher
education. The Handbook is designed to assist you in under-
standing these responsibilities.
ABERCORN
STRE ET
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
President
Dean of the College
Dean of Student Affairs
Dean of Community Services
Registrar
Comptroller
VICTOR HALL
Education Dept.
History & Political Science Dept.
Psychology & Sociology' Dept.
GAMBLE HALL
Business Dept.
English & Speech Dept.
Foreign Language Dept.
Criminal Justice Dept.
SCIENCE HALL
Biology- Dept.
Math Dept.
Physics Dept.
SOLMS HALL
Chemistry Dept.
Dental Hygiene Dept.
Nursing Dept.
6. JENKINS HALL
Art Dept.
Music Dept.
7. STUDENT SERVICE
Bookstore
Infirmary
Snackbar
Mail
8. MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
Cafeteria
Director of Student Activities
Student Government
Student Lounge
Academic Skills Laboratory
9. LANE LIBRARY
10. MAINTENANCE BUILDING
11. GYMNASIUM & POOL
Athletic Director
P.E. Dept.
12. STUDENT PARKING AREA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
College Calendar 4
President's Welcome 5
History of the College 6
Academic Information 7
Library Information 12
Academic Honor Code 15
Student Information 21
Student Government Association 29
Student Government Association Constitution 31
Student Activities 39
Student Organizations and Activities 43
Student Code of Conduct 58
Where to go— Whom to see 67
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 1971-72
FALL QUARTER 1971
September 20, 21, 22 Orientation
September 23-24 Registration
September 27 Classes begin
October 29 Midterm
November 25-26 (begin at 12:30 on 24) Thanksgiving
December 3 Last Class Day
December 6 Reading Day
December 7-9 Examinations
WINTER QUARTER 1972
January 3 Registration
January 4 Classes Begin
February 7 Midterm
March 9 Last Class Day
March 10 Reading Day
March 13-15 Examinations
SPRING QUARTER 1972
March 22 Registration
March 23 Classes Begin
April 19 Midterm
May 29 Last Class Day
May 30 Reading Day
May 31 -June 1, 2 Examinations
June 6 Graduation
SUMMER QUARTER 1972
June 12 Registration
June 13 Classes Begin
July 4 Holiday
July 17-21 Pre-advisement for Fall Quarter
August 7 Last Class Day
August 8 Reading Day
August 9-11 Examinations
August 15 Graduation
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
/elcome to
rmstrong State College!
You are beginning your experi-
nces at Armstrong State College
t a time in history that literally
emands the best possible minds
> solve some extremely difficult
roblems. If, however, we are to
/e together in peace and to solve
jme of the technical problems re-
nting from pollution and social
langes, then we must have the
est possible educated type of citizens. We at Armstrong State
allege are delighted to have a part in solving these problems. We
re also delighted that you have begun your experiences here so
lat you too might become a part.
There is available at Armstrong State College almost any ex-
erience that you will need in higher education. The extent to
'hich you take advantage of these experiences will, of course, de-
end on you. It is the hope of the faculty and the administration
lat this shall become a joint venture between you and us.
Welcome as a new member, or as a returning citizen, to a
uality institution in beautiful historical Savannah.
/L. /kA~r~r^Z-
Henry L. Ashmore
President
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935,
as Armstrong Junior College, by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the City of Savannah to meet a long felt need for a college
in the community. The college was housed in the Armstrong
building, a gift to the city from the family of George F. Arm-
strong. Over the years, five more buildings were constructed
or acquired in the neighborhood of Forsyth Park and Monterey
Square.
The college, as Armstrong College of Savannah, became
a two year unit of the University System of Georgia on Janu-
ary 1, 1959, under the control of the Regents of the University
System.
In 1962, the Mills B. Lane Foundation purchased a new
campus site of over 200 acres which had been selected by the
Regents. The new campus, with seven buildings, was occupied
in December 1965.
In 1964, Armstrong was made a four year institution and
became Armstrong State College. The college is fully ac-
credited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Armstrong offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and the
Bachelor of Business Administration in 26 areas of study.
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
DR. H. D. PROPST
Dean of the College
The following information is a summary of academic in-
formation provided in the College Bulletin. This information
is not intended to be complete and should not be relied upon
as final authority for information affecting your standing in
College. For complete information see the College Bulletin
or the proper administrative official.
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A student enrolled as a fulltime student at Armstrong has
the privilege of taking at least one course with his Dean's ap-
proval at Savannah State without paying an additional fee.
A student may obtain from the Registrar's Office the proper
form for permission to register at Savannah State College.
AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to
take The Scholastic Aptitude Test but must meet all other re-
quirements for admission and pay all regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be ob-
tained from the Admissions Office. Students enrolled on a full-
time credit basis and desiring to change from credit status to
audit status must have the permission of the instructor. No
change may be made after the seventh class meeting.
COURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of
quarter hours in which he is enrolled. For example, a student
enrolled in a five hour course would meet this class one hour
a day, five days a week, for the entire quarter. Evening classes
and lab courses would vary slightly from this pattern.
The average student load is 16-17 hours per quarter. As
a general rule, students should expect to spend two hours in
study for every hour in class.
Permission to enroll for more than 17 quarter hours will
be granted by the Registrar to the student:
a) with an average grade of B for the preceding quarter,
or
b) in an engineering program
c) requiring an extra course in one of the last two quarters
prior to graduation
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21
quarter hours in any one quarter.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a
maximum of 1 1 hours unless he has better than a "B" aver-
age in the last quarter for which grades are available.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and
the effect of a student's attendance on his grades in a course
is left entirely to the discretion of the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is
announced, discussed, or lectured upon in class as well as
mastering all assigned reading,- he is also responsible for
turning in on time all assignments and tests, including recita-
tion and unannounced quizzes. The best way to meet these
responsibilities is to attend classes regularly. An instructor
may drop a student from any class with a grade of 'WF' if
he thinks that excessive absence prevents that student from
satisfactorially fulfilling his responsibilities. If any excessive
absence is the result of prolonged illness, death in the family,
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college business, or religious holidays, the withdrawal grade,
will either be 'W or 'WF' depending on the student's status
at the time he is dropped. Each instructor will be respon-
sible for informing classes on their meeting what constitutes
excessive absence in that particular class. Each student is
responsible for knowing the attendance regulation in his class
and for complying with it.
DROPPING COURSES
A student desiring to drop a course after the quarter has
begun must obtain a Drop-Add Notice in the Student Affairs
Office. The notice must be signed by the instructor of the
course being dropped and returned to the Registrar's Office.
A student who drops a course not more than seven school
days after the class begins will receive the grade of "W", de-
pending on his status when he dropped. A student may not
voluntarily drop a course during the last eight class days of
a quarter.
CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student is registered, a change in classes will
not be made unless there is a legitimate reason. If changes
are necessary, a student must have the written approval of
an official in the Student Affairs Office. A charge of $2.00
per course is made for any change after registration unless
the change is initiated by the college. This fee is not refund-
able and is payable to the Business Office.
WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from col-
lege must begin the process in the Student Affairs Office. A
formal withdrawal is required to insure that the student is
eligible to return to Armstrong State College. Any refund to
which a student is entitled will be considered from the date
which appears on the withdrawal form.
GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student. Stu-
dents doing unsatisfactory work (D-F) will receive a mid-term
report. The following system of grading is used at Armstrong
State College:
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rade
Honor Points
A
4.0
B
3.0
C
2.0
D
1.0
F
1
Incomplete
W
Withdrew
with no
grade
WF
Withdrew
failing
NC
No credit
COMPUTING GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by
dividing the number of hours for which he is enrolled (at-
tempted hours; into the total points received. W's are ex-
cluded from this computation, but WF's and F's are considered.
A student's overall average is computed by dividing the total
hours attempted into the total honor points earned while
enrolled.
EXAMPLE OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE COMPUTATION
Course for Quarter Hours Grade Honor Pts. Earned
English 101 5 C 10 (5x2)
History 114 5 B 15 (5x3)
Math 101 ID 5 (5x1)
P.E. Ill 15 B 3 (1x3)
Total 16 33
33 divided by 16 = (quarterly grade point average)
CHANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Of-
fice, they become final. An "I" grade which has not been
removed by the middle of the next quarter automatically
becomes an "F".
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
Students attending college under the Social Security Act
must carry twelve (12) quarter hours each quarter in order
to receive benefits.
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SELECTIVE SERVICE
Students who are registered with the Selective Service Sys-
tem should complete an SS Form 109 at the beginning of
each academic year. A student who is taking twelve (12)
quarter hours or more will be reported as a full-time student.
Those taking less than 12 hours will be reported as part-time
students. Student registrants should earn a minimum of forty-
five (45) quarter hours each academic year in order to be
eligible for a continued ll-S Student Deferment.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veteran affairs are handled in the office of Admissions
and Records. Veterans and dependents of veterans should
check in this office at the beginning of each quarter to make
certain that their file is complete. The Certificate of Eligi-
bility is an essential part of your file and should be brought
directly to the Office of Admissions and Records. For full
benefits, a veteran must enroll for at least twelve. (12) quarter
hours each quarter.
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
A student failing to maintain the grade point average in-
dicated for quarter hours attempted will be placed on acad-
emic probation:
Qt. Hours Attempted At G. P. A.
Armstrong and elsewhere: Required Cumulative:
0-15 1.3
16-30 1.4
31-45 1.5
46-60 1 .6
61-75 1.7
76-90 1 .8
91-105 1.9
106-120 1.9
121-135 and over 2.0
The academic status of students who have attempted other
institutions will be determined by using only work attempted
at Armstrong State College in computing the grade point
average.
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The minimum grade point average required of such stu-
dents must correspond to the total quarter hours attempted
at Armstrong and elsewhere as presented in the preceding
chart. Any student whose grade point average drops below
these minimums will be placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation must (1) at the com-
pletion of the next 15 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative
grade point average required for quarter hours attempted,
or (2) at the completion of the next 15 quarter hours, achieve
at least a "C" (2.0) average for these 15 quarter hours and
for each successive 13 quarter hours attempted until he achieves
the cumulative grade point average required in the preceding
table.
There will be no minimum number of the academic quarter
hours required for individuals who are on scholastic probation.
Failing to meet these requirements, a student will be dis-
missed from the college for one quarter. A third such academic
dismissal will be final.
APPEALS FOR ACADEMIC DISMISSALS
A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by
letter to the President, who will refer the appeal to the Com-
mittee on Academic Standing. Such letter of appeal should
state the nature of any extenuating circumstances relating to
the academic deficiency; the letter must be received by the
President no later than 9:00 a.m. of Registration Day.
LANE LIBRARY
The Lane Library occupies a central location on the cam-
pus. The building is air-conditioned, fully carpeted and equip-
ped with furniture of the highest quality. A reading room
and individual carrel desks are available on both floors. The
current periodical and newspaper room is on the first floor.
Group study rooms (for use by assignment only) are located
on the second floor.
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Hours. The schedule of library hours is posted on the
bulletin board in the foyer of the library and also on the out-
side door of the entrance.
Resources. The collection consists of about 66,000 cata-
loged volumes. Most of the books belong to one of three
categories: (a) general circulating books, (b) reference books
which have "Ref." at the top of the call number and are
shelved in the reference section, and (c) reserve books, which
are so designated by the instructors, and are kept at the cir-
culation desk. Some materials are available in microform
(i.e., microfilm, microcards and microfiche). There are ap-
proximately 625 journals and newspapers currently received.
The collection also includes phonograph records, tapes,
pamphlets and government documents. A microfilm reader-
printer, microcard reader, microfiche reader and a copying
machine are available in the library.
Circulation Policies:
1. To obtain a library card, it is necessary to present the
Armstrong I.D. card to the Circulation Desk. The I.D. card
must be punched for the current quarter.
2. Reference books and journals whether bound or unbound'
are for use only within the library.
3. General books may be borrowed for two weeks. Unless
another borrower is waiting for a book, it may be renewed
one time. The date a book is due is stamped on a card
provided for that purpose in the back of the book. To
renew a book, it must be brought to the circulation desk
from which it was borrowed. A student is not permitted
to have more than five books charged out at any given
time.
4. Reserve books are circulated for the length of time recom-
mended by the instructor.
5. Phonograph records and tapes, unless otherwise desig-
nated, circulate for one week.
Fines. For general books the overdue fine for late returns
is five cents a day. The fine for reserve books is twenty-five
cents a day. Overnight reserve books, which are due back in
the library by 8:30 a.m. the following morning, carry a fine
of twenty-five cents for the first hour and ten cents for each
additional hour overdue up to the maximum of one dollar
per day for each book. The fine for recordings, tapes and
pamphlets is ten cents per day.
Fines are not charged to raise funds for the library, but
are imposed as a means of encouraging the prompt return of
library materials so that as many as possible may benefit
from their use.
Borrowers who lose books or other library materials will
be charged the price of the item plus 20% of the value to
cover the cost of correcting the records and processing a re-
placement copy, plus any overdue fine accrued. If the book
is found within the school year, the price of the book will be
refunded but not the service charge or overdue fine. Bor-
rowers who lose books are advised to notify the library at
once so that some adjustment may be made in the fine charges
which accumulate for overdue books.
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Students who owe fines to the library or who have over-
due books will not receive their quarterly grades, nor will
they be permitted to register for the next quarter or be given
transcripts of their records until their account has been cleared.
Conduct.
1. Quiet. The library does not function as a place to visit
with friends. Talking disturbs others and interferes with
the talker's studying. The library staff cannot permit talk-
ing, nor can it grimly patrol the reading areas to en-
force quiet. Students who disregard the regulations on
talking, or who fail to observe any library regulation
regarding suitable standards of behavior will be sent out
of the library and will not be re-admitted without the
permission of the Dean of Students.
2. Smoking is permitted in the foyer of the library only.
3. Food or beverages are not to be brought in to the library
building.
4. Stealing books or magazines or willfully mutilating them
is considered reprehensible practices and students are
warned that such action can result in permanent suspen-
sion from the college.
ACADEMIC HONOR CODE
The Honor Code as herein printed is currently undergoing
revision, and a revised code will probably be adopted in
the 1971-72 academic year. Until changes in the code are
formally adopted, the current code will serve as the College
policy on matters of academic dishonesty.
The Honor System at Armstrong State College provides all
members of the student body with an opportunity to participate
in self government. The accompanying responsibilities are
outlined below.
The Honor System, written by a joint committee of faculty
and students, received an overwhelming endorsement by
both faculty and students during the Winter Quarter, 1965.
The ordinances of the Honor System are as follows:
1. All Students must agree to abide by the rules and regu-
lations of the Honor System. A student shall not be ac-
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cepted at Armstrong State College unless he signs the
following statement at the time of his first registration:
"\ have read the regulations governing the Honor System
at Armstrong State College, and I understand that as a
student at Armstrong, I must comply with all of these re-
quirements/' This statement and all rules and regulations
governing the Honor System shall be printed in the offi-
cial Bulletin and the Sfudent Handbook. The statement
shall also be printed on the application form for admis-
sion to be signed by the student before admission to the
college.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council to con-
duct an extensive orientation program at the beginning
of each quarter for all newly entering students to explain
fully the requirements of the Honor System and to allow
full discussion of these regulations.
The following shall be considered violations of the Honor
Code:
A. Academic dishonesty of any kind (giving or receiving
any unauthorized help on any assignment, test or
paper. At the beginning of each quarter it shall be
the responsibility of each teacher to make clear what
shall be considered unauthorized help in his course.)
B. Stealing only when related to cheating.
C. Lying before the Honor Council.
D. Failure to report a known offense. (Lying or stealing
in any other cases will be considered disciplinary, not
Honor, matters.)
Ways of reporting a violation of the Honor Code:
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor
Code should report himself to a member of the Honor
Council.
B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of
a violation of the Honor Code must report the matter.
This may be done in one of two ways:
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1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report him-
self to a member of the Honor Council no later than the
end of the next school day. After this designated time the
person who is aware of the violation must inform a mem-
ber of the Honor Council so that the Honor Council may
contact the accused person if he has not already reported
himself.
2. He may report the suspected violation directly to a mem-
ber of the Honor Council without informing the accused.
V. The Honor Council will be composed of nine students.
A. Selection shall be made by the President, Vice-Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Student Body, the President
and Secretary of the Honor Council, together with
three faculty members appointed by the President of
the college. Selection shall be based on the following
requirements:
1. High moral principles and unquestioned academic integrity
in all their relations to fellow students, faculty and ad-
ministrative officials.
2. A minimum of C+ for the preceding quarter and an over-
all average of C-f-. Any student not in good standing with
the college in academic or disciplinary matters is inelig-
ible to serve on the Honor Council. Any member of the
Honor Council who falls below these requirements will be
ineligible to continue his term of service. A replacement
will not be selected, however, unless the total number of
students on the Honor Council falls below seven.
B. The selection committee shall submit a questionnaire to
those students who meet these requirements. On the
basis of the questionnaires the committee has the pow-
er to appoint three seniors, three juniors, and three
sophomores to serve on the Honor Council. At least
three committee members shall be women and at least
three shall be men. This distribution may be altered
when deemed best by the selection committee. The
appointments shall be made by the second Tuesday
in March, and the Council shall assume its duties on
April 1.
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C. The Honor Council shall elect one of its members to
serve as President and one as Secretary. The Presi-
dent shall preside at all meetings and trials, and the
Secretary shall maintain a written record of all pro-
ceedings.
D. During summer school, any member of the Honor
Council who is attending summer classes will serve on
the Council for the summer together with other stu-
dents appointed by the Council and the Dean of Stu-
dent Affairs.
V. The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws and
procedure.
A. An Honor Council meeting shall be called by the Pres-
ident of the Council to examine a reported violation
as soon as possible after such a report. When pos-
sible the meeting of the Council will be held within
a week of the Violation.
B. At the meeting the Honor Council will hear the accusa-
tion, the testimony of any witnesses, and any defense
the accused may wish to present.
C. The accused will have the right to hear all witnesses
and all evidence brought before the Honor Council.
D. Written notification of the specific charges which, if
approved, shall be made grounds for suspension or
dismissal from a class.
E. The accused will be considered innocent until proved
guilty.
F. Every trial shall be conducted by a Council of at least
seven members, including the President. In the ab-
sence of the President, the senior justice shall preside.
G. The Secretary will keep minutes of all meetings. All
official testimony will be tape recorded, provided that
the recording devices are under the control of the
Council.
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H. A vote of two-thirds majority of the members of the
Honor Council present and voting will be necessary
for the conviction of the accused. The Council, in the
event of a verdict of guilty, shall determine the pen-
alty by majority vote.
I. The vote will be taken by secret ballot.
VI. Post-trial Procedure.
A. Immediately upon conclusion of the trial, the accused
shall be notified of the findings and of the recom-
mendation that the Council will make to the President
of the college.
B. If the accused is found innocent, he shall be notified
of the finding and cautioned that the trial may be re-
opened for good cause by the Council within a period
of three weeks or at the request of the professor in
whose course the alleged violation occurred.
C. If a person is found guilty, the Honor Council will
recommend to the President of Armstrong State College
one of the following:
1. Expulsion from the class and denial of credit in the course
in which the violation occurred and denial of the posi-
tion of any elective office.
2. Suspension from school for any number of quarters (the
minimum suspension will be for the remainder of the
quarter in which the violation occurs.)
3. Expulsion from school. In cases where the accused is
found guilty, the Honor Council will report in writing, the
accused, the professor of the class in which the violation
occurred, and the accusor the decision of the Council. The
secretary of the Honor Council will then post an official
notice on the bulletin boards announcing the Council's
action without mentioning the name of the accused.
Although the College feels that the above three recom-
mendations are appropriate for academic dishonesty, it
also recognizes that unique circumstances may arise. For
such cases a series of appeals is open to the convicted
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student. He may appeal either the conviction or the pun-
ishment or both in the following way:
A. To the President of Armstrong State College in a letter
B. The President's decision may be appealed to the Boarc
of Regents of the University System of Georgia. The
method of appeal is outlined in the Board of Regents
Policy— Section J-2 which may be found in the library
VIII. Each student will be required to write on every writ-
ten assignment, test, or paper a pledge that he has neithei
given nor received any unauthorized help on this work
This may be done by writing the word "Pledged" followec
by the student's signature.
IX. The Honor System is dependent upon student cooperatior
and support. It is felt that every student wishes the credil
for his work to be unquestioned and the college he ha<
chosen to be respected.
X. A revision of the Honor System will require a majority vote
of the faculty and of the student body.
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DR. J. V. ADAMS
Dean of Students
STUDENT
INFORMATION
COUNSELING
The Counseling Office
provides services design-
ed to help you deal more
effectively with both your
college experiences and
events thereafter.
Questions of selecting
or changing a major,
studying with results, re-
solving social or personal
difficulties, planning for a
realistic career, adjusting
to college work are just
some examples of con-
cerns to be discussed with
a professionally trained counselor. Frequently information
helpful in decision making can be gained from interest and
personal preference inventories, aptitude, intelligence, or
achievement tests.
Often it is desirable to learn more about specific occupa-
tions, graduate or professional schools. Current catalogs and
pamphlets are gathered in the Counseling Office and a list
of references is available.
Academic advisement is usually conducted by the depart-
ment of the student's concentration. However, individual course
advising is available to each student as needed, particularly
to those who have not yet selected a major.
Counseling services, assuring personal attention and con-
fidentiality, are available to all students at no charge. Students
are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs in
the Administration Building for assistance. An interview can be
scheduled at your convenience.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered through the
Office of Student Affairs. Students interested in scholarship,
assistantships, loans, part-time employment, or work-study op-
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portunities should make application in this office. Every effort
will be made to assist students who desire education but who
do not have sufficient resources to attend college. The college
also employs a number of student assistants each year who
work in various departments on the campus.
LOST AND FOUND
The Student Affairs Office in the Administration Building
and the Office of the Director of Student Activities maintain
a repository for lost and found articles. Any person finding
a lost article on campus should turn it in to either of these two
offices so that it may be claimed by the owner.
MAROON AND GOLD
To keep students informed regarding college functions, the
college publishes a news bulletin, the MAROON AND GOLD,
every Wednesday. This one- page bulletin contains announce-
ments and general information relative to college and student
activities. Any student having information for the MAROON
AND GOLD may contact the Office of Public Information in the
Administration Building.
TRANSCRIPTS
Each student is entitled to one official transcript of his
college work without charge. Additional copies will be issued
at $1.00 each. Application for transcripts may be made in
the office of the Registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is issued
a student identification card. This card is validated at each
registration and should be carried at all times.
The student I.D. is required to obtain a library card, to
use the student discount service, to vote in student elections
and for entrance to all college related functions. Students
must also have their I.D. cards in order to receive an annual.
STUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been
designed especially for Armstrong State College Students. The
fee is only $20.00 for a full year's coverage. This insurance
may be purchased at registration. For further information
contact the Office of Student Affairs.
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TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies.
Office telephones are not to be used by students. Public tele-
phones are provided in the Student Union, and the classroom
buildings.
ACCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong student becomes ill or involved
in an accident while on campus, the faculty member teaching
the class in which the accident occurs or the first person on the
scene should proceed as follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident
giving the location on campus. The operator will then
notify the Campus Nurse and the Office of Student Affairs.
2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, insure that
the person is not moved, and keep him as comfortable as
possible until the nurse arrives.
3. When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be taken:
a. The nurse will administer the proper first-aid or
emergency treatment.
b. The switchboard will be contacted if an ambulance
is needed.
c. The nurse will remain with the injured person until the
ambulance arrives and accompany the individual to
the hospital if necessary.
d. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify the
parents of the injured or ill student.
PRESIDENT'S LUNCHEONS
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as
well as to provide students with an opportunity to express
their ideals and opinions, the President of Armstrong State
College periodically invites students to a Luncheon. At this
time, matters of common concern are discussed.
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DRESS
The attire preferred by any given student reflects an ef-
fort to satisfy a variety of physical and psychological needs.
The college leaves the matter to the discretion of the student
in the belief that he will exercise this prerogative wisely and in
good taste.
DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean's Advisory Council, initiated by the Dean of
Student Affairs, gives students an opportunity to meet with
various administrative officers of the college. The council
serves to advise the administrative officers of programs and
activities which relate to students and their welfare. Meetings
are held once each month and are open to all students.
MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
The Memorial Student Center is located on Science Drive
on the South side of the Campus. The Center houses the
Post Office, the Nurse's Clinic, the cafeteria, the bookstore,
the offices of Student Government, the Office of the Director
of Student Activities and conference rooms. Vending ma-
chines with hot and cold sandwiches and drinks are available
at reasonable prices in the student center annex.
Reservations for the use of conference rooms in the student
center are made through the Office of the Director of Student
Activities. Arrangements may be made with the cafeteria
manager to have special dinners and affairs catered. Anyone
who wishes announcements to have shown on the closed circuit
television may do so in the Office of the Director of Student
Activities.
Card playing is prohibited in the cafeteria of the New
Student Center. Students wishing to play cards may do so
in the old cafeteria.
ALL STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CLEAN THEIR OWN
TABLES IN THE CAFETERIA. GOOD MANNERS DICTATE
THAT CIGARETTES AND OTHER SMOKING MATERIALS BE
EXTINGUISHED IN THE ASHTRAYS PROVIDED ON EACH
TABLE.
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VEHICLE REGULATIONS
There are three types of decals for automobiles driven
on campus. Faculty, Senior, and Student decals are available
at NO COST at registration and throughout each quarter in
the Student Affairs Office. Students who have completed
135 hours are entitled to a Senior decal. The number of hours
must be verified by the Registrar's Office. ALL VEHICLES
DRIVEN ON CAMPUS MUST HAVE A DECAL.
PARKING REGULATIONS
The following is a summary of the traffic regulations which
are enforced on the Armstrong State College campus. Violators
will be issued tickets by the security department. All fines
must be paid to the Security Office in the Maintenance Build-
ing within 48 hours of the violation. An incremental system
of fines on a quarterly basis is used for violations. The first
ticket is $2.00, the second (of a like violation) $4.00, the
third $8.00, and the fourth and subsequent tickets $12.00.
Visitors' parking is available on all sides of the campus.
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Students who have unpaid fines at the end of the quarter
will not be allowed to register for the succeeding quarter
and grades for the quarter in which the violations occurred will
be withheld. Transcripts will not be released from the Reg-
istrar's office until all fines have been cleared.
1. All Armstrong State College students who drive vehicles
on campus must secure decals during registration or from
the Office of Student Affairs during the quarter. Decals
are to be properly displayed in the appropriate place
on the automobile.
2. Students may park in areas designated as student park-
ing; not in spaces reserved for visitors, seniors, faculty or
administration.
3. Automobiles may not be backed into parking spaces.
4. Students are expected to heed all traffic signs and posted
speed limits.
5. Vehicles are not permitted on the grass or sidewalks.
6. Parking is not permitted at yellow curbs.
7. An automobile with no decal may be parked in the large
parking lot on the back of the campus where it will not
be ticketed.
TRAFFIC TICKET APPEAL
A Traffic Court of three students is provided for persons
wishing to appeal traffic tickets. A ticket must be appealed
within seven (7) days of the violation. Traffic Court meets
in the Student Government Office— Room 201— in the New
Student Center each Monday at 12:30 p.m. If a student is
unable to attend traffic court, he may pick up the ticket appeal
form from the Director of Student Activities or from the Stu-
dent Government Office.
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
Dishonesty in scholastic pursuits is a most serious matter.
All cases involving scholastic dishonesty will be handled by the
Student Honor Court. For further information regarding vio-
lations and the related disciplinary procedure, see the Honor
Code.
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STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on campus, at college sponsored
affairs or when representing the college in any capacity, must
meet accepted standards of adult behavior in compliance with
the Code of Conduct of Armstrong State College and the
Regents of the University System of Georgia.
STATEMENT ON DISRUPTIVE AND OBSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Adopted October, 1968
The Board of Regents of the University System reaffirms
its policies to support fully freedom of expression by each
member of the academic community and to preserve and pro-
tect the rights and freedom of its faculty members and students
to engage in debate, discussion, peaceful and non-disruptive
protest and dissent. The following statement relates specifi-
cally to the problem described below. It does not change or
in any way infringe upon the Board's existing policies and
practices in support of freedom of expression and action.
Rather, it is considered necessary to combat the ultimate effect
of irresponsible disruptive and obstructive actions by students
and faculty which tend to destroy academic freedom and the
institutional structures through which it operates.
In recent years a new and serious problem has appeared
on many college and university campuses in the Nation.
Some students, faculty members, and others have on occasion
engaged in demonstrations, sit-ins and other activities that
have clearly and deliberately interfered with the regular and
orderly operation of the institution concerned. Typically, these
actions have been the physical occupation of a building or
campus area for a protracted period of time or the use or
display of verbal or written obsceniMes involving indecent or
disorderly conduct.
These actions have gone beyond all heretofore recognized
bounds of meetings for discussion, persuasion, or even protest,
in that: (1) acquiescence to demands of the demonstrators is
the condition for dispersal, and (2) the reasonable and written
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directions of institutional officials to disperse have been
ignored. Such activities thus have become clearly recogniz-
able as an action of force, operating outside all established
channels on the campus, including that of intellectual debate
and persuasion which are at the very heart of education.
The Board of Regents is deeply concerned by this new prob-
lem. Under the Constitution of the State of Georgia, under
all applicable court rulings, and in keeping with the tradition
of higher education in the United States, the Board is ultimately
responsible for the orderly operation of the several institu-
tions of the University System and the preservation of academic
freedom in these institutions. The Board cannot and will not
divest itself of this responsibility.
Of equal or even greater importance, such action of force
as has been described above destroys the very essence of
higher education. This essence is found in the unhampered
freedom to study, investigate, write, speak, and debate on any
aspect or issue of life. This freedom, which reaches its full
flowering on college and university campuses, is an essential
part of American democracy, comparable to the jury system
of the electoral process.
For these reasons and in order to respond directly and
specifically to this new problem, the Board of Regents stipu-
lates that any student, faculty member, administrator, or em-
ployee, acting individually or in concert with others, who clearly
obstructs or disrupts, or attempts to obstruct or disrupt any
teaching, research, administrative, disciplinary or public service
activity, or any other activity authorized to be discharged or
held on campus of the University System of Georgia is consid-
ered by the Board to have committed an act of gross irrespon-
sibility and shall be subject to disciplinary procedures, pos-
sibly resulting in dismissal or termination of employment.
The Board reaffirms its belief that all segments of the
academic community are under a strong obligation and have
a mutual responsibility to protect the campus community from
disorderly, disruptive or obstructive actions which interfere
with academic pursuits of teaching, learning, and other campus
activities.
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DENNIS PRUITT
President, SGA
FRANCINE WIMBISH
Vice-President, SGA
BARBARA SMITH
Secretary, SGA
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
The Student Government Association
of Armstrong State College is composed
of all student body officers, the Student
Senate, the Student Court, and the
Honor Council representatives. These
elected officials seek to express the will
of the general student body. The col-
lege faculty and administration rely
heavily upon this group in seeking the
participation of the student body in mat-
ters that concern student welfare. The
Student Government Office is located
in Room 201 of the Student Center and
is open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The President of the Student Govern-
ment may, at his discretion, appoint
members to his cabinet in order to
facilitate the proper functioning and ad-
ministration of student government. The
following are members of the President's
Cabinet:
DAVID HORNE
Treasurer, SGA
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PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Director of Political Affairs Bill Richardson
Director of Dance Concert Chip Humphrey
Director of Creative and Performing Arts Rod Powell
Director of Student Services Dick Riggar
Director of Community Relations Richard Vail
Directors of Special Events Chris Ellington
David Orne
Director of Activities Calendar Ellen Ramage
Directors of Student Recruitment Program. . . . Kathy Huskisson
Mildred Deal
Directors of College Spirit Melinda Paige
Brenda Price
Denny Medsker
Directors of Intramurals Theresa Brown
Steve Horton
The following Faculty committees have student represen-
tation:
1. Curriculum— 3 Students
2. Conduct— 4 Students
3. Lecture Concert— 4 Students
4. Library— 2 Students
5. Student Activities— 4 Students
INKWELL
■R^nm^H The INKWELL is the official student
newspaper of Armstrong State College.
The newspaper is financed by student
W *^ V activity fees and is published weekly.
Through this paper, students are kept
up-to-date on campus and community
happenings. Tom Walsh is the INK-
WELL Editor. Students wishing to work
on the staff may do so by coming to
Room 215 in the Student Center.
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GEECHEE
The GEECHEE is the college year-
book. The name of the year book re-
flects the historical nickname of Geor-
gians who live in the vicinity of the
Ogeechee River. The yearbook is pub-
lished annually in the spring. Louisa
Browne is the 1971-72 GEECHEE Edi-
tor. Any student who wishes to work
on the year-book staff may come to
Room 21 1 in the Student Center.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
Adopted April, 1971
Preamble
We the students of Armstrong State College, believing
that student government is necessary and beneficial, do ordain
and establish the Constitution of the Student Government As-
sociation of Armstrong State College. This Constitution super-
sedes all previous Constitutions.
Article I
Name of Organization and Membership
SECTION 1.
The name of this organization shall be the Student Govern-
ment Association of Armstrong State College.
SECTION 2.
All registered students of Armstrong State College are
members of this organization and have a voice and vote in all
student referendums. Members are subject to all rules and
regulations as may be herein or hereafter enacted by this
organization.
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SECTION 3.
With the exception of the Honor Code and the Conduct
Code, all legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the
Student Government Association are subject to review by the
Dean of Student Affairs and the President of Armstrong State
College.
SECTION 4.
The Honor Code and the Conduct Code shall be subject
to review by a simple majority of the Student Body voting
and or the President of Armstrong State College.
Article II
Executive Branch
SECTION 1 . President of the Student Government Association
All executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the
President of the Student Government Association.
A. Qualifications for Office of President
1. Candidates for the Office of President of the Student
Government Association shall have at least third quarter
junior classification as outlined in the College Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum cumulative grade
average of 2.2.
3. The President of the Student Government Association
must be a student registered for at least ten quarter
hours per quarter for the entire senior year.
B. Nomination and Election of President
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, section 1, A,
of this constitution shall be eligible to seek the Office
of President of the Student Government Association.
2. Nomination for this office shall be initiated by filing
the intention to run within the office of Student Gov-
ernment.
3. This election shall be held no later than the third Tues-
day in April.
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C. Duties of the Office of President
1. Have a cabinet consisting of the Vice-President, Sec-
retary, Treasurer, and any other position which he
deems necessary to provide for the administration of
the Student Government Association.
2. Appoint any committee which he deems necessary to
provide for the administration of the Student Govern-
ment Association.
3. Call meetings of the Student Government Association
when deemed necessary by him. Such meetings shall
be scheduled two weeks in advance on the Student Ac-
tivities Calendar and must be publicized sufficiently.
4. Call special meetings of the Student Senate.
5. Veto, when he deems necessary, legislation passed by
the Student Senate. The veto may be over-ridden by
two-thirds of the membership of the Senate. The Sen-
ate must over-ride the President's veto within the next
regularly scheduled Senate meeting.
6. Fill vacant offices by appointment if no other provision
for occupying the office is made in the Constitution.
Such appointments must receive approval of two-thirds
of the membership of the Student Senate.
7. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings
except for school accepted absences as outlined in the
Student Handbook.
SECTION 2. Vice-President of the Student Government
Association
A. Qualifications for the Office of Vice-President
1. Candidates for the office of Vice-President of the Stu-
dent Government Association shall have at least third
quarter sophomore classification as outlined in the Col-
lege Bulletin.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum cumulative grade
average of 2.0.
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3. The Vice-President of Student Government Association
must be a student registered for at least ten quarter
hours per quarter for the year of office.
B. Nomination and Election of the Vice-President
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, Section 2, A, of
this constitution shall be eligible to seek the office of
Vice-President of the Student Government Association
and shall be initiated by filing the intention to run
within the office of Student Government.
C. Duties of the Office of the Vice-President
The Vice-President shall:
1. Assume the duties of the President in his absence from,
or vacation of, the office of the President.
2. Serwe as a member of the President's Cabinet.
3. Be President of the Senate with the power to vote in
the case of a tie.
4. Not be absent from more than two Senate meetings per
quarter except for excused absences as outlined in the
Student Handbook.
5. Determine what an excused absence is in the case of
absence of Senators.
SECTION 3. Secretary and Treasurer of the Student
Government Association
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates must have a minimum grade point average
of 2.0.
2. The officers must be registered for at least ten quarter
hours per quarter for the year of office.
3. Candidates must have at least third quarter sophomore
classification as outlined in the College Bulletin.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Nominations shall be initiated by filing the intention
to run within the Office of Student Government.
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2. The election shall be held no later than the third Tues-
day in April.
C. Duties of the Secretary of Student Government Association
1. The Secretary shall record all minutes of Student Gov-
ernment Association meetings and make them available
to the membership of the Student Government Asso-
ciation.
2. He shall assist the President of the Student Government
Association with all Student Government Association
correspondence.
3. The Secretary shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
4. The Secretary shall be responsible for the Student Gov-
ernment Office.
D. Duties of the Treasurer of Student Government Association
1. The Treasurer shall, in cooperation with the Business
Office, prepare periodically a financial report to be
presented to the Student Senate.
2. He shall assist the Student Government Association
President, Comptroller, and Dean of Students in draft-
ing a proposed Student Activities Budget to be pre-
sented by the Treasurer to the Student Senate.
3. He shall serve as Chairman of the Student Finance Com-
mittee.
4. He shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
Article III
Legislative Branch
SECTION 1. Student Senate
All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the
Student Senate.
SECTION 2. Membership of the Senate
The Student Senate shall be composed as follows:
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The Freshman and Sophomore classes shall elect four
Senators each.
From each academic department which graduates 0-15
graduates, there shall be 1 Senator.
From each academic department which graduates 16 or
more graduates, there shall be 2 Senators.
The number of representatives will be determined by the
June and August graduates from the previous year and
no academic department will be allowed more than 2
Senators.
In addition, there will be a total of 2 Senators elected at-
large from the combined upper division (Junior and
Senior classes).
No student may run in the same election for two Senate
positions. He must run as a departmental senator or
at-large.
The Freshman and Sophomore classes will elect their Sen-
ators, except for the Freshman and Sophomore mem-
bers of the Allied Health Department who shall vote
with their department.
The Juniors and Seniors will vote on the Senators from
their individual major departments and, in addition,
the entire Junior and Senior classes shall elect their
Senators who are at-large.
SECTION 3. Qualifications for Office of Senator
A. Candidates for offices shall have a minimum grade point
average of 2.0. Students with no college academic
record seeking Freshman Senate positions shall be
required to achieve a minimum average of 2.0 for
their first quarter in office.
B. Candidates for the office of Freshman or Sophomore Sen-
ator shall seek office for the class in which they will
be a member for the majority of their term of office.
Exceptions can be made for students who enter Arm-
strong the summer quarter after completing high school
and continue to attend each quarter following.
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C. At-large Senators must be a member of either the Junior
or Senior class.
D. Departmental Senators must run from the department of
their major and no student may run for departmental
Senator except within his own department. In the event
that a student has a double major, the candidate must
designate the one department he will represent.
E. Resigning. In the event that a departmental Senator
changes majors during his term, he shall resign as
Senator and it shall be the department's responsibility
to hold a special election to elect a new representative.
SECTION 4. Nomination and Election of Senators
A. With the exception of Freshman class Senators, all Senators
will be elected in the Spring Elections which shall be
held no later than the third Tuesday in April. Fresh-
man class Senators shall be elected as soon as pos-
sible in Fall quarter and no later than the third class
week of the quarter.
B. All other candidates for Senator may declare their can-
didacy by filing their intention to run within the office
of Student Government within the period of time set
aside for declaring candidacy.
SECTION 5. Duties of the Senate
The Student Senate:
1. Shall enact, by majority vote, laws and statutes gov-
erning the student body in addition to operating under
the provisions of this constitution.
2. Shall have open meetings unless otherwise announced
in advance.
3. Shall provide for the publication of legislation in order
that the student body may be informed.
4. Shall confirm all appointments by the President of the
Student Government Association by 2 3 vote of those
present and voting.
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5. Shall impeach by a 2 3 vote of the entire Student Sen-
ate any officer of the Executive, Legislative, or Judicial
Branches who fails in his duties. Appeals will go to
the President of the College.
6. Shall set up permanent or temporary committees from
within the student membership. These committees, temp-
orary or permanent, shall be governed by the Student
Senate.
7. Shall act upon all student petitions signed by 10% of
the student body.
8. Shall not be absent from more than two Senate meet-
ings per quarter except for excused absences as de-
termined by the Vice President of the Student Govern-
ment Association.
Article IV
Judicial Branch
SECTION 1. Honor Council
A. The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in
all cases involving infractions of the Honor Code.
B. The Honor Council shall write its own by-laws and pro-
cedures.
C. The Honor Council shall be responsible for the revision or
amendment of the Honor Code. Any amendments must
be approved by a majority of the student body voting and
a majority of the faculty.
SECTION 2. The Student Conduct Court
A. The Student Conduct Court shall have jurisdiction over
students in all cases involving infractions of the Behavior
Code.
B. The Student Conduct Court shall write its own by-laws and
procedures.
C. Amendments to the Student Conduct Code may be pro-
posed by the Student Senate and the Student Senate shall
be given an opportunity to review all amendments pro-
posed by the faculty. Amendments will be effective when
approved by a three-fifths vofe of the student body.
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Article V
Amending the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended through legislation in-
troduced in the Student Senate and passed by a 2 3 majority
of that body present. Amendments are subject to review by
the Committee on Student Activities of the Faculty Council.
Final approval shall be accomplished by 2 3 vote of those
students voting in a Student Government Association election.
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
The Student Activity Fee
of $15.00 per quarter from
each student enables students
to enjoy a comprehensive pro-
gram of outside class activi-
ties. Payment of this fee en-
titles students to free admis-
sion to drama productions
and to home athletic events.
Students receive reduced ad-
mission prices for dances and
concerts. The INKWELL is
distributed free weekly. Pay-
ment of this fee for two quar-
ters entitles the student to a
copy of the college annual,
THE GEECHEE. There is also a monthly film series with first
run movies shown. Summer students receive two free tickets
to the annual Luau.
Disposition of student activity fees is handled by the Stu-
dent Senate in consultation with the Dean of Student Affairs,
the Director of Student Activities, and the Comptroller. This
disposition of funds is based on requests from various recog-
nized organizations and committees. The following guidelines
are used by the senate to determine appropriations:
For an organization to receive activity fees, one of the
two following criteria must be met. EITHER:
1. The organization must exist purely to serve or represent
the student body as a whole. Its programs and opera-
tions benefit the overall student body and participation
in the organization must be open to all students. The
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JOE A. BUCK
organization must not have any racial, religious or ethnic
ties which might discourage otherwise interested students
from joining it. The organization cannot have as its pri-
mary aim service to any special interest group, but must
rather serve the entire student body.
2. The organization must be presenting a program which
satisfies the following three requirements:
a. The program must be of general benefit to the student
body and participation in the program must be open
to all interested students.
b. The program must be one which the sponsoring or-
ganization is uniquely able to present or at least one
which the sponsoring organization is clearly better able
to present than any other campus organization already
being funded under criteria No. 1 above.
c. The program must have sufficient value to warrant its
funding when compared to other programs satisfying
the other criteria explained above.
If an organization requests funding for a program that'
satisfies the above three requirements then the Finance Com-
mittee of the Senate recommends funding the program. Of
course, the Finance Committee reserves the right to review any
organization at any time in order to insure that the funded
organization is complying with the guidelines above.
1971-72 STUDENT ACTIVITIES BUDGET
Inkwell S 8,500.00
Glee Club 150.00
Cultural Affairs lecture-concert 1 7,250.00
Geechee 9,250.00
Band 2,000.00
Masquers 4,800.00
Athletics 27,000.00
Special Events 2,000.00
Intramurals 1,800.00
Dance-Concert 16,750.00
Cheerleaders 640.00
Printing Handbook 1,300.00
Receptions Graduations* 550.00
Student Government Association 3,010.00
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Throughout the year, vari-
ous special events are plan-
ned for the campus. Student
activities include such activi-
ties as dances, plays, concerts,
lectures, movies, intramurals,
and various other events.
In the Fall, the Miss Gee-
chee Pageant is held wirh the
winner competing in the Miss
Georgia Pageant. Any girl
enrolled at Armstrong State
College is eligible to partici-
pate in this pageant if she is
sponsored by a recognized
campus organization. Frater-
nity and Sorority organized
rush is held for any interested
student who is considering
joining one of the Greek or-
ganizations. Shortly after
rush, the second annual Greek
Week will be held. Also in
the Fall, the Rat Dance is held
which culminates in the crown-
ing of the Rat Queen, the
coed who is thought by the
freshman class to best ex-
emplify their Class.
Miss Geechee 1971
Miss Faith McAlhaney
Basketball starts in late November with the Geechee Classic
Basketball Tournament. During winter quarter, there will be
many home ball games which will be played in the Civic
Center for the first time this year. Also, 1 1 of the games will
be televised. Homecoming ceremonies are planned for late
February. A parade, concert dance, basketball game, and
the election of Miss Homecoming take place at this annual
event.
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During Spring quarter, Pioneer Day gives students the
opportunity to participate in field events, dress in pioneer cos-
tumes, and enjoy inter-club booths and competitions. This
spirited day is an annual tradition at Armstrong. The college
holds its annual Leadership Banquet to honor students chosen
by the student senate and the Awards committee for their
outstanding contribution to the college.
INTRAMURALS
The intramural program of Armstrong continues to grow.
The Armstrong "500" bicycle race is an annual event and
competition is keen in football, volleyball, swimming, basket-
balr, pingpong, and Softball. The Intramural Council co-
ordinates all intramural activities.
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INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
Armstrong's participation and reputation in intercollegiate
athletics has shown steady growth since the college became
a four-year institution. The growth is most evident in the
Basketball program. Games with national Olympic teams of
Mexico and France, playing in the new Savannah Civic Center
for the first time and an 1 1 game television schedule highlight
this year's schedule. The prospects also appear greater for
the other sports, baseball, golf, and cross country. ASC is
an independent member of the NAIA and the NCAA College
Division.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
AND ACTIVITIES
Armstrong State College
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist
as an integral part of the total educational program. They
have as their purpose to contribute to the social welfare of
the students as well as to benefit the entire community. Stu-
dent organizations are organized and managed by students
and are subject to the regulations of the college. As an integral
part of the college community, they have certain responsibili-
ties: effective achievement of the organization's announced
purposes, appropriate social and community relations, and
sound business management. Accepted standards of good
taste shall be observed in the social conduct of such groups.
Basic democratic operational procedures are expected of all
student organizations.
Student organizations are required to have an advisor
before they can function as recognized organizations of the
college.
The Director of Student Activities and faculty advisers are
available to advise and assist organizations, but the final
responsibility for performance rests with the members them-
selves. Failure to abide by Armstrong State College policies
may result in suspension or termination of the privileges to
operate.
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Student organizations are responsible for complying with
the following regulations:
A. No student organization will be permitted to affiliate
with any outside group or organization without the
approval of the President of Armstrong State College.
B. All student organizations will be under the year-round
supervision of the college whether the college is in
session or not.
C. Meetings of all recognized organizations will be cleared
through the Director of Student Activities.
D. Social activities will be limited to Armstrong State
College students and their dates.
For infraction of the above standards the Student Ac-
tivities Committee may, with the approval of the Director of
Student Activities:
1. Deny recognition of the group as an organization, pos-
sibly demanding a forfeiture of charter.
2. Deny use of college facilities.
3. Deny social activities for a specified period.
Social Regulations
A social function is defined as a dance, party, activity or
entertainment sponsored by the college or a college-approved
student group.
A. Major social functions are college-wide events spon-
sored through student activity fees and open to all Arm-
strong State College students.
B. Special social functions are events sponsored by an
organization for its membership only or for the entire
student body.
C. In addition to the faculty advisers, each organization
must secure approved chaperons from among the
faculty.
D. Student organizations may not hold social functions
open to the public. This applies to charge and non-
charge activity. To be eligible for admission to any
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social activity, at least one member of each couple
must be a college student and present a valid ID card.
Exceptions to this standard will be made for events
connected with Homecoming in order that Armstrong
State College Alumni may attend.
E. Social functions will not be scheduled on the week-end
prior to final examinations, nor during the week pre-
ceding final examinations.
Location
1. When appropriate, student organizations are urged to use
college facilities for social functions.
2. Permission to use the Student Center or other college fa-
cilities rs requested through the office of the Director of Stu-
dent Activities. Organizations are responsible for removing
all decorations and signs relating to the activity as well as
paying a $10.00 fee to cover the expense of employing
a custodian.
Contracts
The contracts for hiring a band or other entertainment
must be signed by the Comptroller of the College. Contracts
cannot be signed unless the money in the account of the
organization is sufficient to cover the contract.
Conduct
When a student organization sponsors an activity, it is
responsible for the conduct of the individual participants.
Financial Responsibilities
1. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived
from student activity fees will rest with the individual
organization. Such organizations will present a quarterly
financial report to the Office of Student Affairs and have
their financial accounts audited annually by the office
of the Comptroller.
2. Organizations which derive operating funds from student
activity fees must obtain a purchase order from the Di-
rector of Student Activities prior to withdrawing monies
from their account.
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ARMSTRONG ORGANIZATIONS
Alpha Delta Lambda — A local scholastic honorary for
sophomore women. President— Kathy Acker.
American Chemical Society — A national professional or-
ganization for students majoring in chemistry or related dis-
ciplines, whose purpose is to secure experience in preparing
and presenting technical material before chemical audiences
and to foster professional pride in chemistry. Advisor— Dr.
Cedric Stratton.
Awareness Through Community Action (ATCA) — A local
organization to promote and cultivate interest in social prob-
lems and to direct group actions in the improvement of these
specific problem areas. President— Rod Powell.
Band — A local organization of persons interested in
music and providing band music for college events. Director
—Dr. Charles Lawson.
Baptist Student Union — An organization which seeks to
enable students and faculty to experience and grow in the
real dimensions of the Christian faith. President— Steve Horton.
Cheerleaders — A local group of men and women students
devoted to the development of school spirit at athletic func-
tions. Advisor — Miss Sylvia Sanders.
Chess Club — A local organization whose purpose is to
bring together students and faculty interested in the game of
chess. Advisor— Dr. Hugh Pendexter.
Circle K — An international group whose purpose is to
serve on the campus and the community. President— Wilson
Blake.
Future Secretaries Association — An organization, affili-
ated with National Secretaries Association, which strives to
prepare future secretaries for their profession. Advisor— Mr.
Glenn Pearce.
Geechee — The college yearbook. Any interested student
may qualify for a position. Editor— Louisa Browne.
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Glee Club — A local group whose purpose is to insure the
promotion of and participation in good music. Advisor— Dr.
Harry Persse.
Hie Psi — A local organization whose purpose is to stim-
ulate student interest in the field of psychology. Advisor— Dr.
Stewart Worthington.
Inkwell — The weekly college newspaper. Any interested
student may qualify for a staff position. Editor— Tom Walsh.
Interfraternity Council — A national organization which
is made up of representatives of the recognized fraternities on
campus. President— Randy Crowder.
Junior American Dental Hygiene Association — A national
organization whose objectives are to cultivate, promote, and
sustain the art and science of Dental Hygiene and to repre-
sent the members of the Dental Hygiene profession. President
— Sondra Ferguson.
Masquers — The drama group on campus. This organiza-
tion produces all theatrical productions and any eligible stu-
dent is urged to participate. Director— Mr. John Suchower.
Panhellenic Council— A national organization whose local
chapter is the governing body of campus sororities. President
—Martha Tison.
Phi Alpha Theta — A national honorary for students maj-
oring in History. President— Nancy Slotin.
Pi Delta Phi — A national French honor society whose pur-
pose is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French
language and literature. Advisor— Dr. Bill Easterling.
Sigma Alpha Eta — A national organization for students
in speech pathology, audiology, and education of the acous-
tically handicapped whose purpose is to encourage profes-
sional growth and coordinate efforts of persons whose com-
mon goal is speech pathology, audiology, and education of
the acoustically handicapped. Advisor— Miss Vicki Reed.
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Student Government Association — The student governing
organization of the campus. The purpose is to further the de-
velopment of the college and its student body. President-
Dennis Pruitt.
Student National Education Association (Douglas Parry
Chapter) — A national pre-professional organization whose
purpose is to promote social and professional unity among
students interested in teaching and education. President— Jan
Nease.
Student Operation: Survival — A local organization of stu-
dents and faculty whose purpose is the preservation of our en-
vironment. President— Terry Seyden.
Student Nurses Association — A state organization whose
purpose is to aid the development of the student nurse by en-
couraging the promotion and maintenance of high educational
and professional standards. President— Shirley Calkins.
Wesley Foundation — An organization of the United Meth-
odist Church whose programs are aimed at a variety of
needs and interests on campus.
Young Democrats — A local organization which seeks to
further democratic ideals on campus and to interest students
in public affairs. Advisor— Dr. Ross Clark.
Fraternities and Sororities— Greek Rush is open to any stu-
dent who desires to join a fraternity or sorority. Rush Week
is held at the beginning of Fall Quarter. More information
may be obtained from the office of the Director of Student
Activities or from any Greek member.
Sororities
Alpha Gamma Delta — Student Center. President— Pam
Burke.
Phi Mu — Student Center. President, Valerie Tarver.
Sigma Kappa — Student Center. President, Jan Nease.
Fraternities
Phi Kappa Theta — White Bluff Rd. President— Jim Gannam.
Pi Kappa Alpha — E. Victory Drive. President, Joe Upchurch.
Pi Kappa Phi — Woodley Road. President, David Home.
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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS
Organization Recognition Procedure
I. Procedures for submitting an application.
Organizations seeking approval by the student activities
committee should adopt the following procedures:
A. A finished draft of a proposed constitution should be
submitted to each of the ten (10) members of the
committee. The draft should embody principles here-
inafter set forth, should be redacted in an acceptable
form and should be free of grammatical, spelling, and
typographical errors.
B. The draft of the constitution should be accompanied
by a brief statement incorporating the following:
1. The names, addresses and telephone numbers of
two individuals who may be contacted by members
of the committee and who can be responsible for
answering questions about the proposed organiza-
tion and its constitution.
2. A brief assessment of the interest expressed by po-
tential members in the formation of the organiza-
tion, i.e., how much support you think the organi-
zation, if approved, will get from the student body.
NOTE
This statement should be made part of the constitution.
It should be drafted on a separate page and attached to
the individual copies of the constitution submitted.
II. The form and content of the constitution
In drawing up a constitution the applicants should bear in
mind that the function of a constitution is to set forth the gen-
eral ground rules for the conduct of the business of an organi-
zation. As it constitutes a fixed reference on permanent file
of these rules, it should be so explicit in those areas which
it seeks to govern as to leave no doubt as to its meaning, e.g.,
the titles and general duties of the organization's officers and
the manner, time and procedures for conducting elections. On
the other hand, the committee suggests that it would be un-
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wise for the constitution to venture into legislative matters best
left to the determination of easily alterable by-laws which
can be passed by an enlarged and more representative mem-
bership.
A. The constitution should be framed in outline form.
Because important changes in the policy and leader-
ship of an organization frequently hinge on consti-
tutional interpretation, it is strongly suggested that the
constitution be framed in outline form for easy refer-
ence. For a convenient outline form the applicants
should consult an acceptable authority such as the
MLA Style Book or Kate Turabian's Manual for Writers
of Term Papers, Theses and Dissertations. The com-
mittee makes the following suggestions respecting form:
1. Important and distinct topics such as "elections,"
"amendments to the constitution," etc., should be
designated by Roman Numerals and a topic head-
ing (e.g., IV Elections).
2. Distinct sub-topic areas should be treated in sep-
arate paragraphs which may, but need not neces-
sarily, be designated by a descending order of
outline.
3. The purposes of the committee in making these
suggestions as form should not be thought of as
academic arbitrariness. It is sometimes important
to an organization to be able to make explicit and
exact references to its constitutional document. The
form we have suggested is designed to facilitate
this kind of reference.
B. There are minimal requirements of the Student Activities
Committee as to the content of submitted constitutions.
Without presuming to proscribe the inclusion of other
topics not listed or to dictate the general order of
presentation of topics, the Student Activities Commit-
tee insists that the proposed constitution of any ap-
plicant organization include explicit provision for the
following:
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1. Statement of the purposes of the organization.
2. Provision for choosing a faculty sponsor.
3. Qualifications for membership.
4. Titles and duties of officers of the organization.
5. Elections. In regard to elections the Committee feels
that it is encumbent upon the proposed organiza-
tion to make constitutional provision for the follow-
ing:
a. Free, open, democratic, and periodic election of
officers.
b. Provision for filling interim vacancies of offices.
6. Funding and financial responsibility.
a. The constitution must provide for a clear and
distinct delegation of financial responsibility to
one or more stipulated officers of the organi-
zation.
b. The constitution must provide for the manner of
assessing the membership for dues.
c. The constitution must provide for an internal
audit of the finances of the organization to be
presented annually for the consideration of its
membership.
7. Meetings
a. The constitution must provide for a minimal
number of annual meetings of the membership.
b. The constitution must provide suitable guaran-
tees that the membership will be given advance
notice as to the time and place for conducting
general meetings.
c. The constitution must provide a means for calling
special meetings where the situation warrants
and for notifying the general membership
thereof.
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8. Quorum for conducting business
9. The Method of passing by-laws
10. Committees
1 1 . Amendment of the constitution
III. Responsibilities of applicants in making a constitutional
presentation
Responsibilities of the Student Activities Committee are
such that it must confine its attention to the consideration of
substantive matters. Consequently, the Committee cannot be
expected to contribute in any way towards putting an or-
ganization's constitution in proper form. The entire burden
of producing a constitution in acceptable form rests with the
applicant organization. This means the constitution, before
it will be considered by the Committee, must embody the pro-
visions established by the Committee (above 11-B, 1-11), it
must be in grammatically acceptable form and it must be
corrected for spelling and typographical errors.
FINAL RECOGNITION
The Student Activities Committee meets with representa-
tives of each organization desiring recognition by the college.
After examining the constitution and after consulting the or-
ganization, the Student Activities Committee votes as to wheth-
er the organization will be recognized. The President of the
College has the authority to grant final recognition to an
organization.
POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in existence for the purpose of
providing a place and climate for the orderly process of learn-
ing. Therefore, the following, which conforms to the policy
of the University System of Georgia relative to the use of
campuses, constitutes Armstrong State College's policy for
the use of the facilities and or campus.
1. Armstrong State College is state property and is there-
by open to any citizen desiring to visit. The conduct
of visitors is expected to conform with regular college
policies.
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2. Approved and recognized college student and faculty
organizations may promote any program with any
featured speaker provided the program is approved by
the institution in accordance with stated college policy.
(See POLICY REGARDING THE APPEARANCE OF OUT-
SIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS OF OFFICIAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS).
3. The facilities and campus may not be made available
for general partisan political activities.
4. The facilities and campus may not be used by outside
groups and non-student groups except in conjunction
with item 2 above.
5. No activity will be permitted which interferes with the
normal and orderly educational functions of this college.
POLICY FOR OUTSIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS
Although the college encourages meetings, programs and
activities by all college approved groups, it does have a re-
sponsibility to insure that public law and order will be main-
tained and that the policies of the Board of Regents will be
observed. There is no absolute right to assemble or to make
or hear a speech at any time or place regardless of the cir-
cumstances, content of speech, purpose of assembly or prob-
able consequences of such meeting or speech, or to the issu-
ance of invitations to outside speakers. Because it does have
the responsibility to insure that public law and order will be
maintained, and that the educational activities of the college
will not be interrupted in a disruptive way, the college reserves
the right to know of outside guests who appear on a program
on the campus and to determine any special arrangements or
accommodations which might be required.
Therefore, the issuance of invitations to outside speakers
to use the facilities of the campus to speak to campus groups
shall be accomplished within the following manner and as set
forth herein-.
a. A request to invite an outside speaker will be consid-
ered only when made by a college recognized student or
faculty group, such recognition having been authorized by
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the President of the College upon the recommendation of the
proper committee or authority.
b. No invitation by such organized groups shall be issued
to an outside speaker without prior written concurrence by
the President or the Dean of Student Affairs.
c. Any speaker request shall be made in writing by an
officer of the student or faculty organization desiring to spon-
sor the proposed speaker, not later than ten calendar days
prior to the date of the proposed speaking engagement. This
request shall contain the name of the sponsoring organiza-
tion, the proposed date, time and location of the meeting, the
expected size of the audience and the topic of speech. Any
request not acted upon by the President or the Dean of Stu-
dent Affairs within four working days after submission shall
be deemed granted.
d. Where the request for an outside speaker is granted,
and the speaker accepts the invitation, the sponsoring organi-
zation shall inform the President or the Dean of Student Af-
fairs in writing immediately of such acceptance.
e. In the invitation to, or the advertisement or announce-
ment of, guest speakers, it should be made clear to the acad-
emic and larger community that sponsorship does not neces-
sarily imply approval or endorsement, either by the sponsoring
group or by Armstrong State College.
The approval of the use of institutional facilities by the
college does not necessarily imply that the college or the
Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approve
or are in agreement with any of the avocations, policies or
proposals espoused therein.
f. Where he considers it to be in the best interest of the
college, the President or the Dean of Student Affairs may re-
quire that any meeting be closed to ail persons other than the
faculty, staff or students of the Armstrong State College.
g. It shall be the responsibility of the sponsoring group
to make the proper reservation through the Master Calendar
Service in the Registrar's office for the use on a particular date
of any facility when an outside speaker is involved. The Presi-
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dent or the Dean of Student Affairs may, when he considers it
to be in the best interest of the college, require that the meeting
be held in a specifically designated part of the campus. Normal-
ly this would be the area west of the Library and south of the
Student Center, such area having been designated for this by
the President of the College upon the recommendation of the
faculty and the student government.
h. Where the request for an outside speaker is denied,
any sponsoring organization thereby aggrieved shall, upon
written application to the President or the Dean of Student
Affairs, obtain a hearing within two days following the filing
of such appeal. The Hearing Committee shall consist of the
Student Activities Committee, augmented by the Dean of the
College and the President of the Student Body. Any sponsor-
ing organization aggrieved by the action of the Hearing Com-
mittee shall follow the appeals provisions as outlined in the
policies of the Board of Regents of the University System of
Georgia.
It is the policy of the college that the freedoms of
speech and assembly guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth
Amendments to the United States Constitution shall be enjoyed
by the students and faculty of Armstrong State College as re-
spects the opportunity to hear off-campus or outside speakers
on the campus. It is not the policy of the college to curtail
free discussion of subjects of either controversial or non-con-
troversial nature. The above regulations are set forth to pro-
tect the college, the students and the faculty, and to insure the
basic freedoms of speech and assembly.
POLICY ON STUDENT OFF-CAMPUS MEETING HOUSES
The Student Activities Committee proposes the following
policy in respect to the establishment and governance of off-
campus housing of fraternities, sororities, and other student
organizations:
I. Conduct: The Purview of the Student Activities Committee
Since the Committee recognizes college students as respon-
sible citizens of their wider communities and as respected
representatives of the College, it therefore expects their conduct
in off-campus activities to comply with this trust. The Commit-
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tee is thus loathe to frame a set of rules and regulations ex-
plicitly setting forth policy adequately encompassed already
by the laws of our nation, state, county, and city for the guid-
ance of all citizens. Consequently, the Committee feels the
following statements, in respect to the conduct of student or-
ganizations in off-campus houses, should be sufficient.
A. Alleged violations of the law,- involvement in civil suit;
or any action, which might be construed as violations
of criminal statutes or which might be actionable in
civil suit,- by the members of an organization while
representing the organization in any capacity, shall
constitute sufficient ground for the Committee to actively
intervene in order to ascertain for itself the facts of the
case. In no event is such an intervention to be taken
as a prejudgment of student wrongdoing by the Com-
mittee. Students should recognize, however, that any
involvement of a College-sponsored organization in
the criminal or civil courts, or any action that might
lead to such a situation, will inevitably reflect on the
reputation and on the policies of the College. In such
event, the College is, ipso facto, an interested party.
B. Officers or members of an organization appearing be-
fore the Student Activities Committee, or any duly
constituted faculty or administrative body of the Col-
lege, to respond to allegations of wrongdoing which,
in the event of an affirmative finding, might constitute
grounds for disciplinary action shall have secured to
them those procedural guarantees promulgated by the
College for the governance of College bodies investi-
gating the wrongdoing of individual college students.
II. Conduct: The Responsibilities of College-Affiliated
Organizations Having Off-Campus Houses
Applicant organizations will recognize the time honored
principle that the obverse side of freedom is responsibility.
We expect members of these organizations to act as respon-
sible citizens. For the preservation of their good citizen stand-
ing, the Committee delegates first and primary responsibility
to the organizations themselves. To this end we promulgate
the following guidelines:
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A. Applicant organizations must show evidence to the
Committee that they have established adequate
machinery for dealing with possible internal disciplin-
ary problems.
B. Officers and members of organizations have the obli-
gation to bring to the attention of the relevant College
officials any situations which might seriously compro-
mise the good reputation of the organization and/or
the College. Students are asked to exercise sound
judgment in recognizing for themselves when situa-
tions which may develop are of such a serious nature
that they cannot be adjudicated properly within the
mechanisms of the organization itself.
C. The faculty sponsor or an adult approved by the Of-
fice of Student Affairs shall be present at all meet-
ings and social functions of the organization. When
social functions are open to the student body, alumni,
etc., the organization will consult with the Office of
Student Affairs for advice on whether supervision by
police officers is necessary.
D. Hazing, for any reason, shall be prohibited as an
aspect of organization activity.
E. Organizations shall make available to the Student Ac-
tivities Committee for permanent filing an updated copy
of their full house rules.
III. Financial Responsibility
An applicant organization must demonstrate financial
competence to meet the recurrent obligations of maintaining
the premises they occupy. The organization must in addition
show competence to meet a reasonable amount of emergency
financial obligations usually attendant on householding. To
these ends the Committee promulgates the following guidelines:
A. Competence to meet financial obligations cannot be
projected on the basis of expected revenues from mem-
bership dues or other sources. In the opinion of the
Committee the only feasible way such warranty of
financial responsibility can be assured is by having
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an economically secure individual from the commun-
ity, or a board made up of such individuals, assume
responsibility for all of the organizations 7 obligations.
B. It is expected that the financial affairs or organizations
will be on a cash or, at most, a regular thirty day bill-
ing basis. Decisions by organizations to enter long-
term credit obligations must be submitted to the Com-
mittee for approval.
C. Organizations must have their off-campus premises
fully and adequately insured for liability.
STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
STUDENT CONDUCT PROGRAM
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
(As Approved By The Board of Regents, June 1969)
I. THE CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT
A. General Policies
1. The College is dedicated not only to learning and the
advancement of knowledge, but also to the develop-
ment of ethically sensitive and responsible persons. It
seeks to achieve these goals through a sound educa-
tional program and policies governing student conduct
that encourage independence and maturity.
2. The College distinguishes its responsibility for student
conduct from the control functions of the community.
When a student has been apprehended for the violation
of a law of the community, the state, or the nation, the
College will not request or agree to special considera-
tion for the student because of his status as a student.
The College will cooperate, however, with law enforce-
ment agencies, and with other agencies in any program
for the rehabilitation of the student.
3. The College may apply sanctions or take other appro-
priate action only when student conduct directly and
significantly interferes with the College's (a) primary
educational responsibility or ensuring the opportunity
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of all members of the College community to attain their
educational objectives, or (b) subsidiary responsibili-
ties of protecting property, keeping records, providing
services, and sponsoring non-classroom activities such
as lectures, concerts, athletic events, and social func-
tions.
4. Students are subject to the separate provisions of the
Armstrong State College Honor Code, violations of
which are not set forth in Section C below. The first
hearing on violations of the Honor Code shall be before
the Honor Council in accordance with the provisions
of the Honor Code.
5. Procedural fairness is basic to the proper enforcement
of all College rules. In particular, no disciplinary sanc-
tion as serious as expulsion, suspension, disciplinary
probation, or entry of an adverse notation on any per-
manent record available to persons outside the Col-
lege shall be imposed unless the student has been noti-
fied in writing of the charges against him and has
had an opportunity (a) to appear alone or with any
other persons to advise and assist him before an ap-
propriate committee, court, or official, (b) to know the
nature and source of the evidence against him and to
present evidence in his own behalf, and (c) to have
his case reviewed in accordance with Part II, Paragraph
C below.
6. Students shall have an opportunity to participate in
the formation of all policies and rules pertaining to
student conduct and in the enforcement of all such
rules.
7. No disciplinary action shall be imposed on a student
by or in the name of the College except in accordance
with this Code or the Honor Code, whichever shall
apply.
Sanctions
1. Sanctions which may be imposed for the commission
of college offenses shall include the following:
(a) Expulsion from the College. Expulsion means per-
manent separation from the College.
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(b) Suspension from the College for a definite or in-
definite period of time. Suspension means invol-
untary disenrollment and/or withdrawal of the
privilege of enrollment.
(c) Disciplinary probation with or without loss of desig-
nated privileges for a definite period of time. The
violation of the terms of the disciplinary probation
or the infraction of any college rule during the
period of disciplinary probation may be grounds
for suspension or expulsion from the College. The
parents of any student under 21 years of age who
is placed on disciplinary probation, suspended, or
expelled shall be notified.
(d) Social probation with loss of such specified privi-
leges as may be consistent with the offense commit-
ted. The loss of privileges shall be for a definite
period of time.
(e) Reprimand. A written rebuke, of which a record
will be retained in the student's file so long as he
remains at Armstrong, but which will not be for-
warded to any other college or employer.
(f) Admonition and warning.
2. The sanctions of expulsion or suspension ordinarily shall
be imposed only upon the recommendation of the Stu-
dent Court. In extraordinary circumstances, where gross
violations of conduct rules are disrupting the proper
functioning of the College, students may be summarily
suspended by the Dean of Student Affairs. Appeal
from such suspension may be made in accordance
with Part II, Paragraph C, Appeal Procedures, below.
C. Violations
1. Expulsion or suspension from the College or any lesser
sanction may result from the commission of any of the
following offenses:
(a) Conduct which is in violation of federal, state or
local laws which was committed on campus, or
which involves college property or which is against
members of the College community acting in their
official capacity.
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(b) Violations of published Policies of the Board of
Regents of the University System of Georgia, a copy
which shall be on reserve in the library.
(c) Participation in any hazing-like act, physical or
mental, perpetrated for the purpose of submitting
a student to physical pain, discomfort, indignity, or
humiliation at any time or any place.
(d) Forgery, alteration, destruction, or misuse of col-
lege documents, records, or identification cards, or
furnishing false information to the College with
intent to deceive, or possession of fire arms.
(e) Reproducing or unauthorized possession of keys to
any college facility or entering any college facility
without proper authority.
(f) Malicious destruction, damage, or misuse of college
property, including library materials, or of private
property on the campus.
(g) Direct disobedience of orders given by a college
official who has identified himself and is acting
within his authority. This would include failure to
present, within a reasonable amount of time, the
College identification card.
(h) Two or more (or the repetition of) offenses listed
in paragraph below.
2. Disciplinary probation or any lesser sanction may re-
sult from the commission of any of the following
offenses:
(a) Failure to comply with Georgia law concerning the
use, possession, or consumption of alcoholic bever-
ages. This would include all on-campus activities
and those off-campus activities paid for out of Stu-
dent Activity Funds.
(b) Disorderly conduct on campus or at off-campus af-
fairs financed by Student Activity Funds.
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(c) Violation of any college rule, subsequently promul-
gated by the College for the infraction of which
sanctions may be imposed under this Code. All
such rules shall be in writing and shall be published
and posted on the official College Bulletin Board
in such manner as to furnish adequate notice oi
their contents to students affected by such rules.
The College's failure to comply with this require-
ment shall be a complete defense to any charge
of violation of a rule of which the student has no
actual knowledge. A student's failure to familiarize
himself with published rules shall not be an ade-
quate defense.
D. Group Offenses
1. Living organizations, societies, clubs, and similar or-
ganized groups are responsible for compliance with
college regulations. Upon satisfactory proof that the
group has encouraged, or did not take reasonable steps
as a group, to prevent violations of college regula-
tions, the group may be subjected to permanent or
temporary suspension of charter, social probation, de-
nial of use of college facilities, or other like sanctions.
2. The determination that a group is liable to sanction
under the foregoing Section 1, and of the sanction to
be imposed, shall be made by the Student Activities
Committee at a hearing held for that purpose. The
president or principal officer of the group must be
given reasonable notice of the time and place of said
hearing and of the nature of the charges. He or any
other member of the group is entitled to attend and
be heard at the hearing.
3. Nothing herein authorizes the imposition of individual
sanctions on any person other than in accordance with
the Code of Student Conduct.
E. The Student Conduct Committee
1. The Student Conduct Committee shall be responsible
to the faculty and the President of the College for rec-
ommending policies relating to student conduct, for
formulating or approving rules and enforcement pro-
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cedures within the framework of existing policies, and
for recommending to the President of the College
changes in the administration of any aspect of the stu-
dent-conduct program.
2. The Committee shall consist of four teaching faculty
members, the Dean of Student Affairs, and four student
members, one representing each class. The faculty
members shall be appointed by the faculty in accord-
ance with the faculty by- laws. The student members
shall be appointed by the Student Senate. Each mem-
ber shall serve for a period of one year. Members of
the Committee may be reappointed and replacement
members may be appointed at such time as is necessary
to assure full membership of the committee. The Presi-
dent of the College may appoint temporary members
of the Committee to serve during the summer term. A
chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary shall be
elected at the first meeting of the committee.
3. The Dean of Student Affairs shall assist the Committee
in the development of policy and in the discharge of
its responsibilities. He shall coordinate the activities
of all officials, committees, student groups, and trib-
unals responsible for student conduct.
4. All regulations or rules relating to student conduct that
are proposed by any college official, committee or stu-
dent group, and for which sanctions may be imposed
in the name of the College, must be submitted to the
Committee for consideration and review prior to sub-
mission to the faculty.
The Student Court
1. The Student Court shall be composed of eight stu-
dents, two representing each class. Four of the mem-
bers shall be the Vice-President of the respective classes.
The remaining four members shall be appointed by the
Student Senate. Any student not in good standing with
the College in academic or disciplinary matters shall
be ineligible to serve on the Student Court. The Court
shall elect a chairman, a vice-chairman, and a recorder
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from its membership. A faculty adviser shall be ap-
pointed by the faculty from among three nominations
made by the Student Court.
2. A quorum of the Court shall consist of five members. A
decision that a student has committed an offense re-
quires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the mem-
bers of the Court deciding the case. Sanctions of sus-
pension or expulsion may likewise be imposed only by
three-fifths of such members. Sanctions of lesser sever-
ity than suspension or expulsion shall be made by
majority vote.
3. A written copy of the Court's decision shall be given
to the student concerned. The decision shall advise
the student of his rights to appeal.
4. The Court may impose any authorized sanction which
is warranted by the circumstances of the case.
5. If overt intimidation of the Student Court is established,
the President of the College will refer the case involved
to the Student Conduct Committee for processing.
Amendments to the above Code may be proposed by the
Student Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an
opportunity to review all amendments proposed by the faculty.
Amendments will be effective when approved by a three-fifths
vote of the faculty and of the student body.
G. Board of Regents' Policy as Final Authority
None of the regulations and procedures herein contained
shall be in conflict with policies of the Board of Regents
of the Georgia University System. Policies of the Board of
Regents shall be governing in all student conduct matters.
II. The Administration of the Code
A. General Procedures
1. All violations of the Code will be immediately reported
to the Dean of Student Affairs by any person who has
knowledge of the commission of any such violation.
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2. The Dean of Student Affairs shall insure that the best
interests of any offending student are served, regardless
of whether disciplinary action is taken, by making sure
that the student is advised of his rights.
3. Where sufficient evidence exists that a violation of
law has occurred, the Dean of Student Affairs shall
refer the case and transmit the evidence to the ap-
propriate law enforcement agency.
4. Where the evidence establishes to his satisfaction that
a college offense has occurred, the Dean of Student
Affairs shall advise the student of the charges against
him and ask the student if he prefers to have the of-
fense handled administratively or to have the case
referred to the Student Court for hearing. If the stu-
dent prefers that the case not be referred to the Stu-
dent Court, he will be required to sign a waiver of his
right to a hearing before the Student Court.
B. The Student Court
1 . Any student whose case is referred to the Student Court
shall be notified of such referral in writing by the Dean
of Student Affairs at least three days before the hear-
ing and shall be apprised in the notice of the charges
against him. During the hearing the student shall have
the opportunity (a) to appear in person and/or with
counsel, (b) to know the evidence against him, and (c)
to call witnesses and to present evidence and argu-
ment in his behalf. In the resolution of factual dis-
putes, the court will request the testimony of witnesses
and otherwise seek the best evidence obtainable.
2. The Court shall be convened by its presiding officer
to consider the evidence of a reported violation as
soon as reasonably possible after the accused has had
the required three days notice.
3. A record shall be made of each witness's testimony.
4. Immediately upon conclusion of a hearing, the student
concerned shall be notified of the findings and recom-
mendation that the court will make to the President of
the College and of his right to appeal.
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C. Appeal Procedures
1. The student shall have the right to appeal from any
sanction.
2. The Student Court when initially recommending a sanc-
tion shall advise the student, in writing, of his right to
appeal to the President of the College. The student
shall have five days from the receipt of such advice to
render his appeal to the President, who shall refer it
to a committee in accordance with Board of Regents 7
Policy.
3. Appeal from decisions of the President of the College
may be made to the Board of Regents of the Univer-
sity System under the Board of Regents' stated Policy.
III. Rules and Regulations (to be added as promulgated)
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WHERE TO GO - WHOM TO SEE
SUBJECT
WHOM
ACADEMIC INFORMATION
Academic Advisors
Allied Health Services
Biology
Business Administration
Chemistry and Physics
Criminal Justice
Education
English and Speech
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages
History and Political Science
Librarian
Mathematics
Physical Education
Psychology and Sociology
Add/Dropping a Course
Apply for Graduation
Auditing Courses
Transcripts
Withdrawals
Sav'h State Exchange
Admissions
Re-Admission
Transfer Credits
ALUMNI AFFAIRS
Alumni Affairs
ATHLETICS
Intramural
Intercollegiate
Student Affairs Office
Registrar's Office
Course Dept. Head
Registrar's Office
Student Affairs Office
Registrar's Office
Mr. Hunnicutt, Registrar
Registrar's Office
Mr. Hunnicutt, Registrar
Coach Bedwell
Coach Alexander
Coach Kinder
WHERE
Solms
Science
Gamble
Solms
Gamble
Victor
Gamble
Jenkins
Gamble
Victor
Library
Science
Gymnasium
Victor
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Adm. Bldg
Miss Mosley, Stu. Affairs Adm. Bldg.
Gymnasium
Gymnasium
COUNSELING
Academic
Personal
Vocational- Educational
EMPLOYMENT
Part-time
Placement for Seniors
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Student Loans and
Scholarships
Academic Advisors
Miss Benson, Stu. Affairs
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities
Miss Benson, Stu. Affairs
Student Affairs Office
Student Affairs Office
Mr. Griffin
Student Affairs
Adm. Bldg.
Stu. Center
Adm. Bldg.
Adm. Bldg.
Adm. Bldg.
Adm. Bldg.
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SUBJECT
WHOM
WHERE
HEALTH SERVICE
Clinic
Emergency
Mrs. Weeks
Call College Switchboard
Dial O
Old Stu. Ctr
HOUSING
Off-Campus
Student Affairs Office
Adm. BIdg.
LIBRARY
Cards
Fines
Circulation
Business Office
Library
Adm. BIdg.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Student I.D.
Replacement or
Temporary I.D.
Punched & Verified
Registration each Qtr.
Student Activities Office
Student Activities Office
Gymnasium
Stu. Center
Stu. Center
LOST AND FOUND
MILITARY INFORMATION
Selective Service
Veterans
ORGANIZATIONS
Calendar Information
Reserving Space in
Student Center
All other Reservations
Schedules of Meetings
and Events
STU. GOV. ASSOC.
STU. HONOR COUNCIL
STUDENT COURT
TRAFFIC
Auto Decals
Traffic Court
TESTING PROGRAMS
N.T.E., G.R.E., etc.
Student Affairs Office Adm. BIdg.
Student Activities Office Stu. Center
Registrar's Office Adm. BIdg.
Registrar's Office Adm. BIdg.
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities Stu. Center
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities Stu. Center
Registrar's Office Adm. BIdg.
Mr. Buck, Stu. Activities Stu. Center
Room 201 Stu. Center
S.G.A. Office Stu. Center
Room 201
S.G.A. Office Stu. Center
Room 201
Registration each Qtr. or
Student Affairs Office Adm. BIdg.
S.G.A. Office, Room 201 Stu. Center
Miss Benson, Stu. Affairs Adm. BIdg.
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ALMA MATER
Alma Mater through the ages,
singing thy undying fame,
Will thy sons and daughters cherish
And defend thy golden name.
To each heart thx noble story
And thy calm and stately grace
Herald thine immortal glory
Armstrong, hail, all hail to thee.
Alma Mater those before us
Left thine honor great and strong
We who follow take their banner
Raise it with a fighting song!
Consecrated is thy teaching,
Sacred is thy marble height.
Glorious thy spirit reaching
Ever upward to the light.
Words by Margaret Spencer Lubs
and Doris Falk, Class of 1939
MESSAGE TO STUDENTS
This handbook is designed for you, the student of Arm-
rong State College. There is general information about the
)llege as well as specific information concerning college
)licies and regulations. You are held responsible for con-
jcting your college related activities in accordance with the
>llege policies and regulations printed here as well as those
)licies provided in the College Bulletin.
Your success at Armstrong State College will be deter-
ined largely by your adaptation to the responsibilities that ac-
>mpany your status as a student at this growing institution of
e Georgia system of higher education. This Handbook is
ssigned to assist you in understanding these responsibilities
id is provided with the hope that it will help make your ex-
igences at Armstrong enjoyable as well as educational.
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ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE CAMPUS
ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
President
Dean of the College
Dean of Student Affairs
Dean of Community Services
Registrar
Comptroller
VICTOR HALL
Education Dept.
History & Political Science Dept.
Psychology & Sociology Dept.
GAMBLE HALL
Business Dept.
English & Speech Dept.
Foreign Language Dept.
Criminal Justice Dept.
SCIENCE HALL
Biology Dept.
Math Dept.
Physics Dept.
SOLMS HALL
Chemistry Dept.
Dental Hygiene Dept.
Nursing Dept.
JENKINS HALL
Art Dept.
Music Dept.
STUDENT SERVICE
Bookstore
Infirmary
Snackbar
Mail
MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER
Cafeteria
Director of Student Activities
Student Government
Student Lounge
Academic Skills Laboratory
LANE LIBRARY
MAINTENANCE BUILDING
GYMNASIUM & POOL
Athletic Director
P.E. Dept.
12. STUDENT PARKING AREA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Message to Students 1
College Calendar 4
President's Welcome 5
History of the College 6
ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND POLICIES
Class Policies and Academic Standing 7
Library Information 15
Academic Honor Code 18
STUDENT LIFE - INFORMATION AND POLICIES
Student Services 27
Counseling, Financial Aids, Job Placement, Housing,
Health, Records and Miscellaneous Services.
Student Activities 32
Student Activity fee 32
Student Government Association 35
Student Government Association Constitution 37
Student Publications 46
Special Events 47
Intramurals 48
Student Organizations: Activities and Policies on
Governance, Recognition, and Off-Campus Meeting
Houses 49
Some General College Policies 62
Regents Policy on Disruptive Behavior 62
Outside Guests and Speakers at Meetings 64
Use of Campus Facilities 66
Student Code of Conduct 72
Vehicle Regulations 80
Miscellaneous Regulations 85
Where to go— Whom to see 86
ACADEMIC CALENDAR, 1972-73
FALL QUARTER 1972
September 18-20 Orientation
September 21 , 22 Registration
September 25 Classes Begin
October 27 Midterm
November 23, 24 (Begin at 12:30, 22) Thanksgiving
December 1 Last Class Day
December 4 Reading Day
December 5-7 Examinations
WINTER QUARTER 1973
January 2 Registration
January 3 Classes Begin
February 6 Midterm
March 9 Last Class Day
March 12 Reading Day
March 13 - 15 Examinations
SPRING QUARTER 1973
March 21 Registration
March 22 Classes Begin
April 25 Midterm
May 28 Last Class Day
May 29 Reading Day
May 30, 31 - June 1 Examinations
June 1 Graduation
SUMMER QUARTER 1973
June 11 Registration
June 12 Classes Begin
July 4 Holiday
July 9 Midterm
July 16-20 Pre-Adv. for Fall Qtr.
August 6 Last Class Day
August 7 Reading Day
August 8 - 10 Examinations
August 10 Graduation
PRESIDENT'S
WELCOME
Welcome to Armstrong State College! We are delighted to
nave you as a new student. Whether you are beginning your
nitial college experience or whether you are transferring from
another institution of higher learning, we are glad that you are
going to be a part of the college community at this institution,
robably the most interesting and exciting years of your life will
oe those which you spend in college. Therefore, we take very
seriously our responsibility to provide for you the academic
climate, the facilities, the faculty and the services needed to
nelp you realize your full potential as a human being.
Many factors will enter into your securing a college degree,
fhe facilities of the plant are important. The faculty is even more
mportant. However, the most important component part is you.
A/hat you will for yourself and what you have the discipline to
accomplish for yourself will determine in the final analysis what
<ind of education you will get.
We are here to help you. We welcome you and look forward
:o working with you. When you chose Armstrong State College
/ou chose a quality institution located in a beautiful historic
ity.
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Henry L. Ashmore
President
HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE
Armstrong State College was founded on May 27, 1935, as
Armstrong Junior College, by the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Savannah to meet a long felt need for a college in the
community. The college was housed in the Armstrong building,
a gift to the city from the family of George F. Armstrong. Over
the years, five more buildings were constructed or acquired in
the neighborhood of Forsyth Park and Monterey Square.
The college, as Armstrong College of Savannah, became a
two year unit of the University System of Georgia on January 1,
1959, under the control of the Regents of the University System.
In 1962, the Mills B. Lane Foundation purchased a new cam-
pus site of over 200 acres which had been selected by the
Regents. The new campus, with seven buildings, was occupied
in December 1965.
In 1964, Armstrong was made a four year institution and
became Armstrong State College. In 1971, graduate studies
were added in cooperation with Savannah State College. The
college is fully accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools. Armstrong offers the degrees of
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration, Master of Education and Master of Business Ad-
ministration.
ACADEMIC
INFORMATION
AND POLICIES
DR. H. D. PROPST
Dean of the College
The following information is a summary of academic in-
irmation provided in the College Bulletin. This information is
Dt intended to be complete and should not be relied upon as
nal authority for information affecting your standing in College.
or complete information see the College Bulletin or the proper
jministrative official.
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM
A student enrolled as a fulltime student at Armstrong has
ie privilege of taking at least one course with his Dean's ap-
'oval at Savannah State without paying an additional fee. A
udent may obtain from the Registrar's Office the proper form
»r permission to register at Savannah State College.
AUDITING COURSES
Persons who apply to audit courses will not be required to
,ke The Scholastic Aptitude Test but must meet all other re-
jirements for admission and pay all regular fees.
A special form for permission to audit courses may be ob-
lined from the Admissions Office. Students enrolled on a
illtime credit basis and desiring to change from credit status to
jdit status must have the permission of the instructor. No
iange may be made after the seventh class meeting.
COURSE LOAD
A student's course load is determined by the number of
quarter hours in which he is enrolled. For example, a student
enrolled in a five hour course would meet this class one hour a
day, five days a week, for the entire quarter. Evening classes
and lab courses would vary slightly from this pattern.
The average student load is 16-18 hours per quarter. As a
general rule, students should expect to spend two hours in study
for every hour in class.
Permission to enroll for more than 18 quarter hours will be
granted by the Registrar to the student:
a) with an average grade of B for the preceding quarter,
or
b) in an engineering program
c) requiring an extra course in one of the last two quarters
prior to graduation
No student will be allowed to register for more than 21 quar-
ter hours in any one quarter.
A student who is employed full-time will be restricted to a
maximum of 1 1 hours unless he has better than a "B" average in
the last quarter for which grades are available.
CLASS ATTENDANCE
The control of student attendance at class meetings and the
effect of a student's attendance on his grades in a course is left
entirely to the discretion of the instructor.
A student is responsible for knowing everything that is an-
nounced, discussed, or lectured upon in class as well as
mastering all assigned reading; he is also responsible for
turning in on time all assignments and tests, including recitation
and unannounced quizzes. The best way to meet these re-
sponsibilities is to attend classes regularly. An instructor may
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drop a student from any class with a grade of 'WF' if he thinks
that excessive absence prevents that student from satis-
factorily fulfilling his responsibilities. If any excessive ab-
sence is the result of prolonged illness, death in the family,
ollege business, or religious holidays, the withdrawal grade,
^ill either be 'W or 'WF' depending on the student's status at
fhe time he is dropped. Each instructor will be responsible for
informing classes on their meeting what constitutes excessive
absence in that particular class. Each student is responsible for
knowing the attendance regulation in his class and for com-
plying with it.
DROPPING COURSES
A student desiring to drop a course after the quarter has
oegun must obtain a Drop-Add Notice in the Registrar's Office.
[The notice must be signed by the instructor of the course being
dropped and returned by the student to the Registrar's Office.
A student who drops a course not more than seven class
days after the course begins will receive no grade for the
bourse. A student who drops a course after the first seven class
days and before the last eight class days, will receive a grade of
*'W" or "F" depending on his status in the course. A student may
not voluntarily drop a course during the last eight class days of
I quarter.
CHANGE OF CLASS
Once a student is registered, a change in classes will not
be made unless there is a legitimate reason. If changes are
necessary, a student should have a Drop-Add notice approved
in the Student Affairs Office. A charge of $2.00 per course is
made for any change after registration unless the change is
initiated by the college. This fee is not refundable and is
payable to the Business Office.
WITHDRAWING FROM COLLEGE
Any student who finds it necessary to withdraw from college
must begin the process in the Student Affairs Office. A formal
withdrawal is required to insure that the student is eligible to
return to Armstrong State College. Any refund to which a
student is entitled will be considered from the date which ap-
pears on the withdrawal form.
GRADES
All grade reports are mailed directly to the student.
Students doing unsatisfactory work (D-F) will receive a mid-
term report. The following system of grading is used at Arm-
strong State College:
Grade
Honor Points
A
4.0
B
3.0
C
2.0
D
1.0
F
1
Incomplete
W
Withdrew with
no
grade
WF
Withdrew failir
g
NC
No credit
COMPUTING GRADE POINT AVERAGE
A student's quarterly honor point average is computed by
dividing the number of hours for which he is enrolled (attempted
hours) into the total points received. Ws are excluded from this
computation, but WF's and F's are considered. A student's
overall average is computed by dividing the total hours at-
tempted into the total honor points earned while enrolled.
EXAMPLE OF GRADE POINT AVERAGE COMPUTATION
rse for Quarter
Hours
Grade
Honor Pts. Ea
English 101
5
C
10 (5x2)
History 114
5
B
15 (5x3)
Math 101
1
D
5 (5x1)
P.E. 111
15
B
3 (1x3)
Total
16
33
33 divided by 16 = (quarterly grade point average)
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CHANGE OF GRADES
Once grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office,
they become final. An "I" grade which has not been removed by
the middle of the next quarter automatically becomes an "F".
REVIEW PROCEDURE-STUDENT COMPLAINTS
ABOUT GRADES:
A student who charges that he has been graded unfairly in
a course will have the following line of appeal:
1. The student will discuss his/her complaint with the in-
structor involved.
2. The Department Head will meet with the student and the in-
structor in an attempt to resolve the difficulty. A "memoran-
dum for record" will be prepared which will include the sub-
stance of the conversations during the meeting.
3. If the difficulty remains unresolved, a departmental review
board will be appointed by the Department Head to hear the
student's appeal.
a. There will be three members of this board, including the
Department Head, who will serve as chairman.
b. The instructor involved will not be a member of this
board.
c. In small departments, the membership of the board may
come from outside the department.
d. If the charge of unfair grading is made against a Depart-
ment Head, the review board will be appointed by the
Dean of the College, who will serve as its chairman.
e. The review board shall hear statements from both the
student and the instructor involved and will examine
documents that are pertinent to the matter under
review.
f. A record will be kept of the review board's proceedings.
g. The findings of the review board will be reported to the
President, along with a recommendation.
4. The President will make the final on-campus ruling on the
matter.
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5. The student will have the right of appeal beyond the
president to the Board of Regents.
The majority of complaints about grades should be resolved
no later than step two in the above procedure.
ACADEMIC PROBATION AND DISMISSAL
A student failing to maintain the grade point average in-
dicated for quarter hours attempted will be placed on academic
probation:
Qt. Hours Attempted
At
G
. P. A.
Armstrong and el
sewhere:
Requ
rec
Cumulative
0-15
1.3
16-30
1.4
31-45
1.5
46-60
1.6
61-75
1.7
76-90
1.8
91-105
1.9
106-120
1.9
121-135
and
over
2.0
The academic status of students who have attended other
institutions will be determined by using only work attempted at
Armstrong State College in computing the grade point average.
The minimum grade point average required of such
students must correspond to the total quarter hours attempted at
Armstrong and elsewhere as presented in the preceding chart.
Any student whose grade point average drops below these
minimums will be placed on academic probation.
A student on academic probation must (1) at the completion
of the next 15 quarter hours, achieve the cumulative grade point
average required for quarter hours attempted, or (2) at the com-
pletion of the next 15 quarter hours, achieve at least a "C" (2.0)
average for these 15 quarter hours and for each successive 13
quarter hours attempted until he achieves the cumulative grade
point average required in the preceding table.
There will be no minimum number of the academic quarter
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hours required for individuals who are on scholastic probation.
Failing to meet these requirements, a student will be
dismissed from the college for one quarter. A third such
academic dismissal will be final.
APPEALS FOR ACADEMIC DISMISSALS
A student dismissed for academic reasons may appeal by
letter to the President, who will refer the appeal to the Com-
mittee on Academic Standing. Such letter of appeal should state
the nature of any extenuating circumstances relating to the
academic deficiency. The letter must be received by the
President no later than 9:00 a.m. of Registration Day, but earlier
submission of appeals is advised.
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
SELECTIVE SERVICE INFORMATION
VETERANS AFFAIRS
(see section on Student Services)
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LANE LIBRARY
The Lane Library occupies a central location on the cam-
pus. The building is air-conditioned, fully carpeted and equip-
ped with furniture of the highest quality. A reading room and in-
dividual carrel desks are available on both floors. The current
periodical and newspaper room is on the first floor. Group study
rooms (for use by assignment only) are located on the second
floor.
Hours. The schedule of library hours is posted on the bulletin
board in the foyer of the library and also on the outside door of
the entrance.
Resources. The collection consists of about 78,000 cataloged
volumes. Most of the books belong to one of three categories:
(a) general circulating books, (b) reference books which have
"Ref." at the top of the call number and are shelved in the
reference section, and (c) reserve books, which are so
designated by the instructors, and are kept at the circulation
desk. Some materials are available in microform (i.e., microfilm,
microcards and microfiche). There are approximately 725 jour-
nals and newspapers currently received. The collection also in-
cludes phonograph records, tapes, pamphlets and government
documents. A microfilm reader-printer, microcard reader,
microfiche reader and copying machines are available in the
library.
Circulation Policies:
1. To obtain a library card, it is necessary to present the Arm-
strong I.D. card to the Circulation Desk. The I.D. card must
be punched for the current quarter.
2. Reference books and journals (whether bound or unbound)
are for use only within the library.
3. General books may be borrowed for two weeks. Unless
another borrower is waiting for a book, it may be renewed
one time. The date a book is due is stamped on a card
provided for that purpose in the back of the book. To renew
a book, it must be brought to the circulation desk from
which it was borrowed. A student is not permitted to have
more than five books charged out at any given time.
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4. Reserve books are circulated for the length of time recom-
mended by the instructor.
5. Phonograph records and tapes, unless otherwise des-
ignated, circulate for one week.
Fines. For general books the overdue fine for late returns is
five cents a day. The fine for reserve books is twenty-five cents
a day. Overnight reserve books, which are due back in the
library by 8:30 a.m. the following morning, carry a fine of twenty-
five cents for the first hour and ten cents for each additional
hour overdue up to the maximum of one dollar per day for each
book. The fine for recordings, tapes and pamphlets is ten cents
per day.
Fines are not charged to raise funds for the library, but are
imposed as a means of encouraging the prompt return of library
materials so that as many as possible may benefit from their
use.
Borrowers who lose books or other library materials will be
charged the price of the item plus 20% of the value to cover the
cost of correcting the records and processing a replacement
copy, plus any overdue fine accrued. If the book is found within
the school year, the price of the book will be refunded but not
the service charge or overdue fine. Borrowers who lose books
are advised to notify the library at once so that some adjustment
may be made in the fine charges which accumulate for overdue
books.
Students who owe fines to the library or who have overdue
books will not receive their quarterly grades, nor will they be
permitted to register for the next quarter or be given transcripts
of their records until their account has been cleared.
Conduct.
1. Quiet. The library does not function as a place to visit with
friends. Talking disturbs others and interferes with the
talker's studying. The library staff cannot permit talking, nor
can it grimly patrol the reading areas to enforce quiet.
Students who disregard the regulations on talking, or who
fail to observe any library regulation regarding suitable
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standards of behavior will be sent out of the library and will
not be re-admitted without the permission of the Dean of
Students.
2. Smoking is permitted in the foyer of the library only.
3. Food or beverages are not to be brought in to the library
building.
4. Stealing books or magazines or willfully mutilating them is
considered reprehensible practices and students are
warned that such action can result in permanent suspen-
sion from the college.
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ACADEMIC HONOR CODE
The Honor System at Armstrong State College is one of the
provisions by which students participate in the conduct of
college affairs. The responsibilities of students are outlined in
the Honor Code. The Honor Code was originally written by a
joint committee of faculty and students and was endorsed by
both faculty and students in the Winter Quarter, 1965. The Honor
Code was revised by another joint faculty-student committee,
and this revised code was approved by faculty and students in
Fall Quarter, 1971 . For a listing of members of the Honor Council
see page 36.
HONOR CODE
The Honor Code at Armstrong State College is dedicated to
the proposition that the protection of the grading system is in
the interest of the student community. The Honor Council is an
institutional means to assure that the student community shall
have primary disposition of infractions of the Honor Code and
that students accused of such infractions shall enjoy those
procedural guarantees traditionally considered essential to a
fair and impartial hearing, the foremost of which is the presump-
tion of innocence until guilt be established beyond a reasonable
doubt.
I. Responsibilities of Students:
All students must agree to abide by the rules of the Honor
Code. A student shall not be accepted at Armstrong State
College unless he signs the following statement at the time
of his first registration: "I have read the Honor Code of Arm-
strong State College. I understand the Code and agree that
as a student at Armstrong, I must comply with these
requirements." This statement shall be printed on the ap-
plication for admission to the College and must be signed
by the student. The Honor Code shall be printed in the of-
ficial Bulletin and the Student Handbook.
It will be the responsibility of the Honor Council or its
designated representative to conduct an orientation
program at the beginning of each quarter for all newly en-
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tering students to explain fully the Honor Code and to allow
full discussion of its requirements.
Any student desiring assistance with any matter related to
the Honor Code is invited to seek assistance in the Office of
Student Affairs.
I. Violations of the Honor Code:
Violations of the Honor Code may be of two kinds: (a)
general and (b) those related to the peculiarities of specific
course-related problems and to the understanding of in-
dividual instructors. Any instructor whose conception of
cheating would tend to enlarge or contract the general
regulations defining cheating must explicitly notify the af-
fected students of the qualifications to the general
regulations which he wishes to stipulate. The following will
be considered general violations of the Honor Code:
1. Giving or receiving any unauthorized help on any assign-
ment, test or paper. The meaning of "unauthorized help"
shall be made clear by the instructor of each class.
2. Stealing when related to cheating.
3. Plagiarizing.
4. Giving perjured testimony before the Honor Council.
5. Suborning, attempting to suborn, or intimidating witnesses.
6. Failing to report a suspected violation of the Honor Code.
II. Reporting Violations of the Honor Code:
Anyone wishing to report a violation may come to the Office
of Student Affairs for assistance in contacting members of
the Honor Council.
A. Self-reporting: A student who has broken the Honor
Code should report himself to a member of the Honor
Council.
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B. Anyone (faculty member or student) who is aware of a
violation of the Honor Code must report the matter.
This may be done in one of two ways.
1. He may tell the person thought to be guilty to report himself
to a member of the Honor Council no later than the end of
the next school day. After this designated time, the person
who is aware of the violation must inform a member of the
Honor Council so that the Honor Council may contact the
accused person if he has not already reported himself.
2. He may report the suspected violation directly to a member
of the Honor Council without informing the accused.
IV. The procedural rights of students accused of violations of
the Honor Code:
The essence of the procedural rights of an accused is the
right to a fair and impartial hearing and the right to be
presumed innocent until proven guilty. Specific rights are
as follows:
1. Honor Council members shall examine their consciences
carefully to determine whether they can, in good con-
science, serve on a panel hearing a particular case, and, in
the event that there is any doubt whatsoever, such members
will excuse themselves from duty on the specific panel in
question.
2. The accused will be notified in writing by the Honor Council
or its designated representative of the nature and details of
the offense with which he is charged along with the names
of his accusers and the principal witnesses to be brought
against him. This notification shall occur no less than three
class days prior to the date of the hearing.
3. The accused has the right to counsel of his own choosing.
Such counsel will not participate directly in the
proceedings except to advise his client. It is expected that
such counsel will be drawn from the college community.
4. The accused and the person bringing the charges shall be
afforded an opportunity to present witnesses and documen-
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tary or other evidence. The accused and any individual
bringing the charges shall have the right to cross examine
all witnesses and may, where the witnesses cannot appear
because of illness or other cause acceptable to the Council,
present the sworn statement of the witnesses. The Council
shall not be bound by formal rules governing the presen-
tation of evidence, and it may consider any evidence
presented which is of probative value in the case.
5. The accused may not be made to bear witness against him-
self. The Council may not take the refusal of accused to
testify as evidence of guilt, but this proviso does not give
the accused immunity from a hearing or from recom-
mendations reached in a hearing simply because the ac-
cused does not testify.
6. The accused shall have access to a complete audiotape of
the hearing and to the record prepared by the secretary.
7. The substantive facts of a case may be reopened for con-
sideration upon initiation of the accused acting through
normal appeal channels. The accused shall not be put in
double jeopardy.
8. All witnesses will be sequestered from the hearing room
during the course of a hearing. Witnesses may not discuss
a pending case.
9. By prior agreement, the accused will be allowed such ob-
servers of the hearing as may be commensurate with the
space available. Otherwise, in the interests of the right of
privacy of the accused, hearings will be private, except that
the College may also have observers additional to the ad-
visors to the Honor Council.
V. Composition and Formation of the Honor Council and The
Honor Code Commission:
The Honor Council will be composed of twelve students;
three of whom shall be designated by the Honor Code Com-
mission as alternates who will serve in the place of regular
members unable to serve at a given hearing.
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A. Honor Council members will be selected by an Honor
Code Commission which shall consist of the
President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Student
Body and the current President and Secretary of the
Honor Council together with three faculty members
appointed by the President of the College. In order to
conduct business, the Commission must have present
at least three of its five student members, one of which
must be an Honor Council officer, and two of its three
faculty members.
B. The Commission will give due consideration to
equitable apportionment of Council members on the
basis of academic class, race, and sex. Students on
academic probation may not serve. All appointments
will be issued and accepted in writing. Appointments
will be made during Spring Quarter in time for the
Honor Council to assume its duties which shall begin
on May 1. Appointments will be made as needed to
keep the Honor Council staffed to do business on a
reasonably prompt basis. These appointments may
constitute permanent or temporary replacements as
the Honor Code Commission deems necessary.
C. The Honor Council will elect a President and a
Secretary from its membership. The President will
preside at all hearings. The Secretary will maintain
written notes on all proceedings and audiotape
records of all testimony, and will maintain exhibits or
copies of exhibits of evidence which by their nature
may reasonably be maintained in the Council files.
D. Constituency of the Honor Council during the summer
term shall include all appointed members in at-
tendance, and others as shall be appointed to mem-
bership by the Honor Code Commission.
VI. Procedures and Penalties Adopted by the Honor Council:
The Honor Council shall formulate its own bylaws
governing internal organization and procedure. Such
bylaws must be consistent with the Honor Code.
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A. Nine members, including the President and Secretary,
will normally hear a case. A quorum shall consist of
seven and may hear a case.
B. Hearings shall be called by the Council President to be
held on a date not less than three (3) nor more than ten
(10) class days after notice to the accused as provided
in Section IV-2. Exceptions to these time requirements
may be granted.
C. A two-thirds majority secret ballot vote is required to
reach a finding of guilty. All other questions may be
settled by a simple majority vote.
D. Upon reaching a finding of guilty, the Council shall
make a recommendation to the Dean of the College as
to the administrative action it deems appropriate
within the following limitations:
1 . A minimum penalty shall be loss of assignment or test credit
for the assignment or test for violations involving cheating
as specified in Section II, subsections 1 , 2 and 3. Additional
penalties such as reprimands, suspension, or others may be
recommended for any aspects of Section II.
2. Maximum penalty for a first offense of any type shall be
suspension for a full calendar year.
3. Maximum penalty for a second offense may be suspension
for three years.
E. Immediately following a hearing, the accused will be
informed of the Council's finding, and its recom-
mendation to the Dean of the College. If the finding is
guilty, the accused will be informed that the Council
may re-open the case with the consent of the accused
for good cause, within a three week period.
F. The Dean of the College will inform all involved per-
sons in writing of the action he has taken in view of
Council recommendations. The Council Secretary will
post public notice of the Dean's action by case num-
ber without identifying the accused.
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VII. Appeals of Findings and Penalties:
Should a student have cause to question the findings of the
Council or the action of the Dean of the College or both, he
has the right of appeal. The channels of appeal are as
follows:
Council findings and/or the administrative action of the
Dean of the College may be appealed within five days
by writing the President of the College. Further appeal
procedures will conform to the appeal procedures of
the College and of the Policies of the Board of Re-
gents, University System of Georgia (a copy of these
policies is available in the Library; see chapter on
Students, section on appeals page 165. 1969 edition).
VIM. Supervision of the Honor Council:
As an institutional means of responding to reported in-
fractions of the Honor Code, the Honor Council is ultimately
responsible to the President of the College.
Supervision of the Honor Council will be accomplished or-
dinarily through the following individuals:
A. Dean of Student Affairs
In accordance with Article IV. Section F. of the
College Statutes, the Dean of Student Affairs will
provide general supervision of the Honor Council and
will provide other guidance or services as directed by
the President of the College.
B. Advisor and Associate Advisor
1. An advisor and an associate advisor to the Honor Council
will be appointed by the President of the College.
2. Ordinarily, the advisor will serve in that office for one year
only and usually will be succeeded in that position by the
associate advisor.
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Therefore, after the initial appointments, only an associate
advisor will ordinarily be appointed each year. The suc-
cession of associate to the advisor position is deemed to
occur on the last day of the Spring Quarter.
In the event that for some reason the advisor is unable to
complete his term, the associate advisor shall succeed to
the office of advisor and another associate advisor shall be
appointed by the above procedures. If. during the Summer
Quarter, neither advisor is on campus, a temporary advisor
will be appointed.
3. Duties of the Advisor and the Associate Advisor:
It shall be the duty of the advisor to consult with the Council
and to offer advice to the President and members of the
Council on substantive and procedural questions. The ad-
visor, or the associate advisor in the event the advisor is
unable to attend, shall be present at all meetings and
hearings of the Council. The advisor may not vote nor may
he participate directly in the conduct of hearings before the
Council except through the President, or acting President,
of the Council. The advisor should be governed at all times
by the principle that a hearing before the Honor Council is
primarily a matter of student responsibility.
IX. Revision of the Honor Code will require confirmation by
majority vote of those faculty and student body members
voting.
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STUDENT LIFE —
INFORMATION
AND POLICIES
DR. J. V. ADAMS
Dean of Students
Student life at Armstrong State College, a multipurpose in-
stitution operating in a metropolitan setting, is characterized by
unique opportunities for learning and development. With all
students living off campus and with all who are eighteen or
older carrying legal responsibilities for themselves, Armstrong
students encounter much more than an "ivory tower" existence.
The complexities of such modern college life combined with the
traditional challenges of the academic world present challenges
calling for one's best intellectual efforts and for continued
development of personal character and maturity.
For this kind of college life, Armstrong provides some
specialized services for students. The cooperative efforts of
students, faculty and administration make possible a student life
program giving students unusual opportunities in student self
government and in developing programs and activities of in-
terest to themselves. We invite every student to avail himself of
the services and opportunities at the college.
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STUDENT SERVICES
COUNSELING
The Counseling Office provides services designed to help
students deal more effectively with both college experiences
and events thereafter.
Questions of selecting or changing a major, studying with
results, resolving social or personal difficulties, planning for a
realistic career, adjusting to college work are just some exam-
ples of concerns to be discussed with a professionally trained
counselor. Frequently information helpful in decision making
can be gained from interest and personal preference in-
ventories, aptitude, intelligence, or achievement tests.
Often it is desirable to learn more about specific oc-
cupations, graduate or professional schools. Current catalogs
and pamphlets are gathered in the Counseling Office and a list
of references is available.
Academic advisement is coordinated in the office of the
Dean of the College and is usually conducted by the department
of the student's concentration. However, individual course ad-
vising is available from the counselors to each student as
needed, particularly to those who have not yet selected a major.
Counseling services, assuring personal attention and con-
fidentiality, are available to all students at no charge. Students
are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Affairs in the
Administration Building where the counseling service is
located. An interview can be scheduled at your convenience.
FINANCIAL AID
All forms of financial aid are administered by the Director of
Financial Aid in the Office of Student Affairs. Students in-
terested in scholarships, assistantships, loans, part-time em-
ployment, or work-study opportunities should make application
in this office. Every effort will be made to assist students who
desire education but who do not have sufficient resources to at-
tend college. The college also employs a number of student
assistants each year who work in various departments on the
campus.
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JOB PLACEMENT
In cooperation with the Counseling and Financial Aid Ser-
vices, the Office of Student Affairs assists students in locating
both part-time and full-time employment. For post graduate em-
ployment, the placement service arranges on campus job in-
terviews and, at the request of a senior student, will set up a
reference file on the student for future employment purposes.
HOUSING
The Office of Student Affairs assists students in locating
housing accommodations. The office maintains an up to date
listing of private rooms, apartments, and mobile home parks.
HEALTH SERVICE
The services of a Registered Nurse are available to
students between the hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on class
days or registration days. The health clinic is located in
Memorial Center Annex.
RECORDS AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES
TRANSCRIPTS
Each student is entitled to one official transcript of his
college work without charge. Additional copies will be issued at
$1.00 each. Application for transcripts may be made in the office
of the Registrar.
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Each student enrolled at Armstrong State College is
issued a student identification card. This card is validated at
each registration and should be carried at all times.
The student I.D. is required to obtain a library card, to use
the student discount service, to vote in student elections and
for entrance to all college related functions. Students must
also have their I.D. cards in order to receive an annual.
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SELECTIVE SERVICE
Students who are registered with the Selective Service
System should complete an SS Form 109 at the beginning of
each academic year. A student who is taking twelve (12) quarter
hours or more will be reported as a full-time student. Those
taking less than 12 hours will be reported as part-time students.
Student registrants should earn a minimum of forty-five (45)
quarter hours each academic year in order to be eligible for a
continued ll-S Student Deferment.
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Veteran affairs are handled in the Registrar's Office.
Veterans and dependents of veterans should check in this office
at the beginning of each quarter to make certain that their file is
complete. The Certificate of Eligibility is an essential part of
your file and should be brought directly to the Office of Ad-
missions and Records. For full benefits, a veteran must enroll for
at least twelve (12) quarter hours each quarter.
SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS
Students attending college under the Social Security Act
must carry twelve (12) quarter hours each quarter in order to
receive benefits.
STUDENT INSURANCE
A group health and accident insurance policy has been
designed especially for Armstrong State College Students. The
fee is only $20.00 for a full year's coverage. This insurance may
be purchased at registration. For further information contact the
Office of Student Affairs.
LOST AND FOUND
The Student Affairs Office in the Administration Building
and the Office of the Director of Student Activities maintain a
repository for lost and found articles. Any person finding a lost
article on campus should turn it in to either of these two offices
so that it may be claimed by the owner.
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MAROON AND GOLD
To keep students informed regarding college functions, the
college publishes a news bulletin, the MAROON AND GOLD
every Wednesday. This one-page bulletin contains announce-
ments and general information relative to college and studen
activities. Any student having information for the MAROON ANC
GOLD may contact the Office of Public Information in the Ad-
ministration Building.
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PRESIDENTS LUNCHEONS
In an effort to keep the line of communication open as well
as to provide students with an opportunity to express their
ideals and opinions, the President of Armstrong State College
periodically invites students to a Luncheon. At this time, matters
of common concern are discussed.
DEAN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Dean's Advisory Council, initiated by the Dean of
Student Affairs, gives students an opportunity to meet with
various administrative officers of the college. The council
serves to advise the administrative officers of programs and ac-
tivities which relate to students and their welfare. Meetings are
held once each month and are open to all students.
MEMORIAL CENTER AND ANNEX
Memorial College Center, commonly called the "New
Student Center," is located on the South side of the Campus.
The Center houses the cafeteria, the offices of Student Govern-
ment, the Office of the Director of Student Activities and con-
ference rooms. Vending machines with hot and cold sandwiches
and drinks are available in Memorial Center Annex which is ad-
jacent to the Center. The Annex also houses the Post Office,
Health Clinic, and bookstore.
Reservations for the use of conference rooms in the Student
Center are made through the Office of the Director of Student
Activities. Arrangements may be made with the cafeteria
manager to have special dinners and affairs catered. Anyone
who wishes to have announcements shown on the closed circuit
television may do so in the Office of the Director of Student Ac-
tivities.
Card playing is prohibited in the cafeteria of the "New
Student Center". Students wishing to play cards may do so in
the Annex.
ALL STUDENTS ARE ASKED TO CLEAN THEIR OWN
TABLES IN THE CAFETERIA. GOOD MANNERS DICTATE
THAT CIGARETTES AND OTHER SMOKING MATERIALS BE
EXTINGUISHED IN THE ASHTRAYS PROVIDED ON EACH
TABLE.
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STUDENT ACTIVITIES
STUDENT ACTIVITY FEE
The Student Activity Fee
of $15.00 per quarter from
each student enables students
to enjoy a comprehensive pro-
gram of outside class activi-
ties. Payment of this fee en-
titles students to free admis-
sion to drama productions and
to home athletic events.
Students receive reduced ad-
mission prices for dances and
concerts. The INKWELL is
distributed free weekly. Pay-
ment of this fee for two quar-
ters entitles the student to a
copy of the college annual,
THE GEECHEE. There is also a monthly film series with first
movies shown. Summer students receive two free tickets to
annual Luau.
DENNIS A. PRUITT
run
the
Disposition of student activity fees is determined by the
Student Senate in consultation with the Dean of Student Affairs,
the Director of Student Activities, and the Comptroller, and is
subject to the approval of the Dean of Student Affairs and the
President of the College. This disposition of funds is based on
requests from various recognized organizations and com-
mittees. The following guidelines are used by the senate to
determine appropriations:
For an organization to receive activity fees, one of the two
following criteria must be met. EITHER:
1 . The organization must exist purely to serve or represent the
student body as a whole. Its programs and operations
benefit the overall student body and participation in the
organization must be open to all students. The organization
must not have any racial, religious or ethnic ties which
might discourage otherwise interested students from
joining it. The organization cannot have as its primary aim
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service to any special interest group, but must rather serve
the entire student body.
2. The organization must be presenting a program which
satisfies the following three requirements:
a. The program must be of general benefit to the student
body and participation in the program must be open to
all interested students.
b. The program must be one which the sponsoring
organization is uniquely able to present or at least one
which the sponsoring organization is clearly better
able to present than any other campus organization
already being funded under criteria No. 1 above.
c. The program must have sufficient value to warrant its
funding when compared to other programs satisfying
the other criteria explained above.
If an organization requests funding for a program that
satisfies the above three requirements then the Finance Com-
mittee of the Senate recommends funding the program. Of
course, the Finance Committee reserves the right to review any
organization at any time in order to insure that the funded
organization is complying with the guidelines above.
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1972-73 Student Activities Budget
Capital Outlay Operating
Inkwell
Glee Club
Cultural Affairs
Band
Masquers
Athletics
Intramurals
Dance-Concert
Cheerleaders
Printing
Receptions
Bowling
Special Events
S
260
875
400
3,875
3,000
500
136
$
$ 9,046
10,000
400
7,500
3,000
7,000
33,000
2.800
18,132
408
1,200
250
1,000
3.750
$ 100.000
Total
$ 10,260
1,275
7,900
6,875
7,000
36.000
3.300
18,132
544
1,200
250
1,000
3,750
$ 109.046
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ASSOCIATION
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BILLY BOND
President,
SGA
STEVE MELTON
Vice-President, SGA
DEBIE BREWER
Secretary, SGA
The Student Government Association
of Armstrong State College is composed
of all student body officers, the Student
Senate, the Student Court, and the
Honor Council representatives. These
elected officials seek to express the will
of the general student body. The college
faculty and administration rely heavily
upon this group in seeking the par-
ticipation of the student body in matters
that concern student welfare. The
Student Government Office is located in
Room 201 of the Student Center and is
open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday.
The President of the Student Govern-
ment may, at his discretion, appoint
members to his cabinet in order to
facilitate the proper functioning and ad-
ministration of student government. The
following are members of the President's
Cabinet:
CHIP HUMPHREY
Treasurer, SGA
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PRESIDENT'S CABINET
Director of Culture Affairs Bill Richardson
Director of Dance-Concert Chip Humphrey
Other Directors and Advisors:
Steve Melton Louisa Brown
Debbie Brewer Hope Felton
Chip Humphrey Terry Dooley
Bruce Washington Mark Mamalakis
David Evans Mike Higgins
Robert Evans David Dickey
Rick Easson Neil McCorkle
Drew Ernst Rus Rawlings
Bob Tatum Bruce Anderson
Beth Waldrop
The following Faculty committees have student represen-
tation:
1. Curriculum— 3 Students
2. Conduct— 4 Students
3. Lecture Concert— 4 Students
4. Library— 2 Students
5. Student Activities— 4 Students
HONOR COUNCIL MEMBERS
President Bill Richardson
Vice-President Curtis Bowman
Membership: (Members, Alternates, and Temporary Members)
Debie Brewer Jane Rockwell
Harold J. Cronk Barbara Rosenberg
Rick Eason Neil J. Shernoff
Twila Haygood Sharon Sullivan
LaWanda Houston Ed Vinson
Harry Hunter Tom Walsh
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Lloyd Newberry and Dr. Morris Whiten
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STUDENT
GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTION OF THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
OF
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
Adopted April, 1971
Amended March, 1972
Preamble
We the students of Armstrong State College, believing that
student government is necessary and beneficial, do ordain and
establish the Constitution of the Student Government
Association of Armstrong State College. This Constitution
supersedes all previous Constitutions.
Article I
Name of Organization and Membership
SECTION 1.
The name of this organization shall be the Student Govern-
ment Association of Armstrong State College.
SECTION 2.
All registered students of Armstrong State College are
members of this organization and have a voice and vote in all
student referendums. Members are subject to all rules and
regulations as may be herein or hereafter enacted by this
organization.
SECTION 3.
With the exception of the Honor Code and the Conduct
Code, all legislation, rules, and regulations passed by the
Student Government Association are subject to review by the
Dean of Student Affairs and the President of Armstrong State
College.
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SECTION 4.
The Honor Code and the Conduct Code shall be subject to
review by a simple majority of the Student Body voting and/or
the President of Armstrong State College.
Article II
Executive Branch
SECTION 1. President of the Student Government Association
All executive powers herein granted shall be vested in the
President of the Student Government Association.
A. Qualifications for Office of President
1. Candidates for the Office of President of the Student
Government Association shall have at least 75 hours
credit, 40 of which are to be obtained at Armstrong
during 3 of the last 4 quarters.
2. Candidates shall have a minimum cumulative grade
average of 2.2.
3. The President of the Student Government Association
must be a student registered for at least ten quarter
hours per quarter for the entire senior year.
B. Nomination and Election of President
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, section 1, A, of
this constitution shall be eligible to seek the Office of
President of the Student Government Association.
2. Nomination for this office shall be initiated by filing the
intention to run within the office of Student Govern-
ment.
3. This election shall be held no later than the third
Tuesday in April.
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C. Duties of the Office of President
1. Have a cabinet consisting of the Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer, and any other position which he
deems necessary to provide for the administration of
the Student Government Association.
2. Appoint any committee which he deems necessary to
provide for the administration of the Student Govern-
ment Association.
3. Call meetings of the Student Government Association
when deemed necessary by him. Such meetings shall
be scheduled two weeks in advance on the Student
Activities Calendar and must be publicized suf-
ficiently.
4. Call special meetings of the Student Senate.
5. Veto, when he deems necessary, legislation passed by
the Student Senate. The veto may be over-ridden by
two-thirds of the membership of the Senate. The
Senate must over-ride the President's veto within the
next regularly scheduled Senate meeting.
6. Fill vacant offices by appointment if no other provision
for occupying the office is made in the Constitution.
Such appointments must receive approval of two-
thirds of the membership of the Student Senate.
7. Is encouraged to be present at all Senate meetings ex-
cept for school accepted absences as outlined in the
Student Handbook.
SECTION 2. Vice-President of the Student Government
Association
\. Qualifications for the Office of Vice-President
1. Candidates for the office of Vice-President of the
Student Government Association shall have at least 75
hours credit, 40 of which are to be obtained at Arm-
strong during 3 of the last 4 quarters.
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2. Candidates shall have a minimum cumulative grade
average of 2.2.
3. The Vice-President of Student Government Associa-
tion must be a student registered for at least ten quar-
ter hours per quarter for the year of office.
B. Nomination and Election of the Vice-President
1. Any student qualifying under Article II, Section 2, A, of
this constitution shall be eligible to seek the office of
Vice-President of the Student Government Association
and shall be initiated by filing the intention to run
within the office of Student Government.
C. Duties of the Office of the Vice-President
The Vice-President shall:
1. Assume the duties of the President in his absence
from, or vacation of, the office of the President.
2. Serve as a member of the President's Cabinet.
3. Be President of the Senate with the power to vote in
the case of a tie.
4. Not be absent from more than two Senate meetings
per quarter except for excused absences as outlined
in the Student Handbook.
5. Determine what an excused absence is in the case of
absence of Senators.
SECTION 3. Secretary and Treasurer of the Student
Government Association
A. Qualifications for Office
1. Candidates must have a minimum grade point average
of 2.0.
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2. The officers must be registered for at least ten quarter
hours per quarter for the year of office.
3. Candidates shall have at least 40 credit hours, 35 of
which were obtained at Armstrong.
B. Nomination and Election
1. Nominations shall be initiated by filing the intention to
run within the Office of Student Government.
2. The election shall be held no later than the third Tues-
day in April.
C. Duties of the Secretary of Student Government Association
1. The Secretary shall record all minutes of Student
Government Association meetings and make them
available to the membership of the Student Govern-
ment Association.
2. He shall assist the President of the Student Govern-
ment Association with all Student Government
Association correspondence.
3. The Secretary shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
4. The Secretary shall be responsible for the Student
Government Office.
D. Duties of the Treasurer of Student Government Association
1. The Treasurer shall, in cooperation with the Business
Office, prepare periodically a financial report to be
presented to the Student Senate.
2. He shall assist the Student Government Association
President, Comptroller, and Dean of Students in draft-
ing a proposed Student Activities Budget to be pre-
sented by the Treasurer to the Student Senate.
3. He shall serve as Chairman of the Student Finance
Committee.
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4. He shall serve on the President's Cabinet.
Article III
Legislative Branch
SECTION 1. Student Senate
All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in the
Student Senate.
SECTION 2. Membership of the Senate
The Student Senate shall be composed as follows:
The Freshman and Sophomore classes shall elect four
Senators each.
From each academic department which graduates 0-15
graduates, there shall be 1 Senator.
From each academic department which graduates 16 or
more graduates, there shall be 2 Senators.
The number of representatives will be determined by the
June and August graduates from the previous year and
no academic department will be allowed more than 2
Senators.
In addition, there will be a total of 2 Senators elected at-
large from the combined upper division (Junior and
Senior classes).
No student may run in the same election for two Senate
positions. He must run as a departmental senator or at-
large.
The Freshman and Sophomore classes will elect their Sen-
ators, except for the Freshman and Sophomore mem-
bers of the Allied Health Department who shall vote
with their department.
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The Juniors and Seniors will vote on the Senators from
their individual major departments and, in addition, the
entire Junior and Senior classes shall elect their
Senators who are at-large.
SECTION 3. Qualifications for Office of Senator
A. Candidates for offices shall have a minimum grade
point average of 2.0. Students with no college
academic record seeking Freshman Senate positions
shall be required to achieve a minimum average of 2.0
for their first quarter in office.
B. Candidates for the office of Freshman or Sophomore
Senator shall seek office for the class in which they
will be a member for the majority of their term of office.
Exceptions can be made for students who enter Arm-
strong the summer quarter after completing high
school and continue to attend each quarter following.
C. At-large Senators must be a member of either the
Junior or Senior class.
D. Departmental Senators must run from the department
of their major and no student may run for departmental
Senator except within his own department. In the
event that a student has a double major, the candidate
must designate the one department he will represent.
E. Resigning. In the event that a departmental Senator
changes majors during his term, he shall resign as
Senator and it shall be the department's responsibility
to hold a special election to elect a new represen-
tative.
SECTION 4. Nomination and Election of Senators
A. With the exception of Freshman class Senators, all
Senators will be elected in the Spring Elections which
shall be held no later than the third Tuesday in April.
Freshman class Senators shall be elected as soon as
possible in Fall quarter and no later than the third
class week of the quarter.
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B. All other candidates for Senator may declare their can-
didacy by filing their intention to run within the office
of Student Government within the period of time set
aside for declaring candidacy.
SECTION 5. Duties of the Senate
The Student Senate:
1. Shall enact, by majority vote, laws and statutes gov-
erning the student body in addition to operating under
the provisions of this constitution.
2. Shall have open meetings unless otherwise an-
nounced in advance.
3. Shall provide for the publication of legislation in order
that the student body may be informed.
4. Shall confirm all appointments by the President of the
Student Government Association by 2/3 vote of those
present and voting.
5. Shall impeach by a 2/3 vote of the entire Student
Senate any officer of the Executive, Legislative, or
Judicial Branches who fails in his duties. Appeals will
go to the President of the College.
6. Shall set up permanent or temporary committees from
within the student membership. These committees,
temporary or permanent, shall be governed by the
Student Senate.
7. Shall act upon all student petitions signed by 10% of
the student body.
8. Shall not be absent from more than two Senate meet-
ings per quarter except for excused absences as de-
termined by the Vice President of the Student Govern-
ment Association.
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Article IV
Judicial Branch
SECTION 1. Honor Council
A. The Honor Council shall have jurisdiction over students in
all cases involving infractions of the Honor Code.
B. The Honor Council shall write its own by-laws and pro-
cedures.
C. The Honor Council shall be responsible for the revision or
amendment of the Honor Code. Any amendments must be
approved by a majority of the student body voting and a
majority of the faculty.
SECTION 2. The Student Conduct Court
A. The Student Conduct Court shall have jurisdiction over
students in all cases involving infractions of the Behavior
Code.
B. The Student Conduct Court shall write its own by-laws and
procedures.
C. Amendments to the Student Conduct Code may be
proposed by the Student Senate and the Student Senate
shall be given an opportunity to review all amendments pro-
posed by the faculty. Amendments will be effective when
approved by a three-fifths vote of the student body.
Article V
Amending the Constitution
This Constitution may be amended through legislation in-
troduced in the Student Senate and passed by a 2/3 majority of
that body present. Amendments are subject to review by the
Committee on Student Activities of the Faculty Council. Final
approval shall be accomplished by 2/3 vote of those students
voting in a Student Government Association election.
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STUDENT PUBLICATIONS
TERRY DOOLEY
HOPE FELTON
INKWELL
The INKWELL is the official student
newspaper of Armstrong State College.
The newspaper is financed by student
activity fees and is published weekly.
Through this paper, students are kept
up-to-date on campus and community
happenings. Terry Dooley and Hope
Felton are the INKWELL Editors.
GEECHEE
The GEECHEE is the college year-
book. The name of the yearbook reflects
the historical nickname of Georgians
who live in the vicinity of the Ogeechee
River. The yearbook is published an-
nually in the spring. Any student who
wishes to work on the yearbook staff
may come to the Office of the Director
of Student Activities in the Student Cen-
ter.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Throughout the year, various
special events are planned for the
campus. Student activities include
such activities as dances, plays,
concerts, lectures, movies, in-
tramurals, and various other
events.
In the Fall, the Miss Geechee
Pageant is held with the winner
competing in the Miss Georgia
Pageant. Any unmarried girl en-
rolled at Armstrong State College
is eligible to participate in this
pageant if she is sponsored by a
recognized campus organization.
Fraternity and Sorority organized
rush is held for any interested
student who is considering
joining one of the Greek
organizations. Shortly after rush,
the third annual Greek Week will
be held. Also in the Fall, the Rat
Dance is held which culminates
in the crowning of the Rat Queen,
the coed who is thought by the
freshman class to best exemplify
their Class.
Basketball starts in late Novem-
ber with the Geechee Classic
Basketball Tournament. During
winter quarter, there are many
home ball games which are played
in the Savannah Civic Center.
Homecoming ceremonies in-
clude a parade, concert dance,
basketball game, and election of
Miss Homecoming.
Spring quarter features an art
festival and the annual leadership
banquet at which outstanding
students are honored.
Miss Geechee, 1972
Miss Jane Rockwell
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INTRAMURALS
The intramural program of Armstrong continues to grow.
The Armstrong "500" bicycle race is an annual event and com-
petition is keen in football, volleyball, swimming, basketball,
pingpong, and Softball. The Intramural Council coordinates all
intramural activities.
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS:
ACTIVITIES AND POLICIES
On Governance, Recognition and Off Campus
Meeting Houses
American Chemical Society— A national professional
organization for students majoring in chemistry or related
disciplines, whose purpose is to secure experience in preparing
and presenting technical material before chemical audiences
and to foster professional pride in chemistry. Adviser— Dr.
Cedric Stratton.
Armstrong Veterans for Action— acts as an information cen-
ter for members, advising them of their rights and privileges un-
der the law. Students who receive funds and/or benefits from the
Veterans Administration or the Social Security Administration
are eligible for membership. Chairman— Steve Chastain.
Band — A local organization of persons interested in music
and providing band music for college events. Director— Dr.
Charles Lawson.
Baptist Student Union— An organization which seeks to
enable students and faculty to experience and grow in the real
dimensions of the Christian faith. President— Will Barnes.
Black American Movement— a local organization for
creating awareness, confidence, and determination among
Black students of Armstrong State College through programs
and activities in various areas of interest. Adviser— Mr. Otis
Johnson. President— Twi la Haygood.
Buccaneers— An organization to promote public relations
for Armstrong State College as official hostesses, especially
for The Athletic Department, and to encourage student and
community participation in campus activities. Adviser— Mrs.
Sandi Haas. President— Teresa Rahn.
Cheerleaders— A local group of men and women students
devoted to the development of school spirit at athletic functions.
Adviser— Mrs. Sylvia Pettyjohn. Head Cheerleader— Debbie
Thacker.
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Circle K — An international group whose purpose is service,
on and off campus.
Chess Club — a local organization whose purpose is to bring
together students and faculty interested in the game of chess.
Adviser— Dr. Hugh Pendexter.
Delta Lambda Alpha— a local scholastic honorary for
sophomore women. President— Hilary Buzas.
Future Secretaries Association— An organization, affiliated
with National Secretaries Association, which strives to prepare
future secretaries for their profession. Adviser— Mr. Glenn
Pearce.
Geechee— The College yearbook. Any interested student
may qualify for a position.
Glee Club— A local group whose purpose is to insure the
promotion of and participation in good music. Adviser— Dr.
Harry Persse.
Hie Psi — A local organization whose purpose is to stimulate
student interest in the field of psychology. Adviser— Dr. Stewart
Worthington.
Inkwell — The weekly college newspaper. Any interested
student may qualify for a staff position. Co-Editors— Terry
Dooley, Hope Felton.
Interfraternity Council— A national organization which is
made up of representatives of the recognized fraternities on
campus. Adviser— Mr. Dennis Pruitt.
Junior American Dental Hygiene Association— A national
organization whose objectives are to cultivate, promote, and
sustain the art and science of Dental Hygiene and to represent
the members of the Dental Hygiene profession. Presi-
dent — Jenny Raleigh.
Masquers — The drama group on campus. This organization
produces all theatrical productions and any eligible student is
urged to participate. Director— Mr. John Suchower.
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National Speech and Hearing Association— A national
organization for students in speech pathology, audiology, and
education of the acoustically handicapped whose purpose is to
encourage professional growth and coordinate efforts of per-
sons whose common goal is speech pathology, audiology, and
education of the acoustically handicapped.
President— Deborah Hamm.
Panhellenic Council— A national organization whose local
chapter is the governing body of campus sororities.
President— Mildred Deal.
Phi Alpha Theta— A national honorary for students majoring
in History. President— Dick Powell.
Pi Delta Phi— A national French honor society whose pur-
pose is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French
language and literature. Adviser— Dr. Bill Easterling.
President— David House.
Student Government Association— The student governing
organization of the campus. The purpose is to further the
development of the college and its student body.
President— Billy Bond.
Student Association of Educators— (Douglas Parry Chap-
ter)— A national pre-professional organization whose purpose is
to promote social and professional unity among students in-
terested in teaching and education. President— Bobbie Hopfer.
Student Nurses' Association— A state organization whose
purpose is to aid the development of the student nurse by en-
couraging the promotion and maintenance of high educational
and professional standards. President— Martha Abernathy.
United Christians On Campus— A religious organization
whose programs provide opportunities for true Christian
fellowship and services in Christ's name. These programs are
directed toward the students and faculty of the college and the
community. Adviser— Mrs. Audrey Campbell.
Young Democrats— A local organization which seeks to fur-
ther democratic ideals on campus and to interest students in
public affairs. Adviser— Dr. Ross Clark.
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Fraternities and Sororities— Greek Rush is open to any
student who desires to join a fraternity or sorority. Rush Week is
held at the beginning of the Fall Quarter. More information may
be obtained from the office of the Director of Student Activities
or from any Greek member.
Sororities
Alpha Gamma Delta— Student Center. President— Lynn
Leggett
Phi Mu— Student Center. President— Cornelia Robertson
Sigma Kappa— Student Center. President— Martha Tison
Fraternities
Phi Kappa Theta— White Bluff Rd. President— Ed. Fogarty
Pi Kappa Alpha— E. Victory Drive. President— Dan
Morrison.
Pi Kappa Phi— Woodley Road. President— Paul Kaluzne
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ORGANIZATION POLICIES
The following policy statement was approved by the
Student Activities Committee in the Spring Quarter of 1972 and
serves as one of College policies by which organizations
operate.
A. General Policies
Student organizations at Armstrong State College exist as
an integral part of the total educational program. Their general
purpose is to contribute to the development and welfare of the
students and to benefit the entire community. Student
organizations are organized and managed by students and are
subject to the regulations of the college. As an integral part of
the college community, they have certain responsibilities in-
cluding, adherence to the organization's announced purposes
and sound business management. Basic democratic operational
procedures are expected of all student organizations.
Student organizations must have an advisor approved by
the Student Activities Committee before they can function as
recognized organizations of the college. The Director of
Student Activities and the organization advisor are available to
advise and assist organizations, but the final responsibility for
performance rests with the members themselves. In addition to
other policies and regulations, student organizations are
responsible for complying with the following regulations: A. No
student organization will be permitted to affiliate with any out-
side group or organization without the approval of the Student
Activities Committee and the President of Armstrong State
College. B. All student organizations will be under the year-
round supervision of the college whether the college is in
session or not. C. Activities will be limited to the Armstrong
State College community and their guests for both on and off
campus events.
I. SOCIAL REGULATIONS AND CONDUCT
Events sponsored by the college or by college approved
student groups using campus facilities must have at least one
chaperone approved by the Director of Student Activities. In ad-
dition, sponsoring organizations are responsible for making cer-
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tain that the Student Code of Conduct is followed by individual
participants for both on and off campus events.
II. LOCATION
a. The student organizations are encouraged to use college
facilities for social functions.
b. Permission to use the Memorial College Center or the
Memorial College Center Annex is requested through the
Office of the Director of Student Activities. Organizations
are responsible for removing all decorations and signs
relating to the activity as well as paying a $35.00 fee to
cover the cost of cleaning the facility when the cafeteria is
used. When other space in the College Center is used by an
organization, care should be taken to leave the facility in
good condition.
c. Permission to use other campus facilities is made through
the use of the Master Scheduling Calendar. (Contact the
Registrars Office).
III. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
a. The responsibility for organizational funds not derived from
student activity fees rests with the individual organizations.
Each organization should plan to periodically audit its
financial accounts.
b. Organizations which derive operating funds from student
activity fees must obtain a purchase order from the Director
of Student Activities prior to withdrawing monies from their
account.
IV. Failure to abide by Armstrong State College policies and
regulations may result in action by the Student Activities
Committee leading to:
a. Denial of recognition of the group as an organization,
possibly demanding a forfeiture of charter.
and/or
b. Denial of use of college facilities,
and/or
c. Denial of social and other activities for a specified period.
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When any of the above action is taken, the organization in-
volved may appeal the decision, within 15 days to the Dean of
Student Affairs. Further appeal may be made to the President of
Armstrong State College in accordance with the Policies, Board
of Regents, University System of Georgia, (copies available in
library).
B. Policies for becoming a recognized
organization.
I. PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
Tentative recognition is tended national professional and
honorary organizations which have departmental approval.
The Student Activities Committee then examines the by-
laws of the local chapter for final approval.
All other organizations seeking approval by the Student Ac-
tivities Committee should adopt the following procedures:
a. A finished draft of a proposed constitution and by-laws
should be submitted to each of the eleven (11) members of
the Committee. The draft should embody principles hereaf-
ter set forth, should be in an acceptable form and should be
free of grammatical, spelling and typographical errors.
The draft of the constitution should be accompanied by a
brief statement incorporating the following:
1. The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of two
individuals who may be contacted by members of the
Committee and who can be responsible for answering
questions about the proposed organization and its
constitution.
2. A brief assessment of the interest expressed by poten-
tial members in the formation of the organization, i.e.
how much support you think the organization, if ap-
proved, will get from the student body. NOTE: This
statement should not be made part of the constitution.
It should be drafted on a separate page and attached
to the individual copies of the constitution submitted.
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II. THE FORM AND CONTENT OF THE CONSTITUTION
In drawing up a constitution the applicants should bear in
mind that the function of a constitution is to set forth the
general ground rules for the conduct of the business of an
organization. As it constitutes a fixed reference on per-
manent file of these rules, it should be so explicit in those
areas which it seeks to govern as to leave no doubt as to its
meaning, e.g.. the titles and general duties of the
organization's officers and the manner, time and
procedures for conducting elections. On the other hand, the
committee suggests that it would be unwise for the con-
stitution to venture into legislative matters best left to the
determination of easily alterable by-laws which can be
passed by an enlarged and more representative mem-
bership.
a. The constitution should be framed in outline form. Because
important changes in the policy and leadership of an
organization frequently hinge on constitutional in-
terpretation, it is strongly suggested that the constitution be
framed in outline form for easy reference. For a convenient
outline form the applicants should consult an acceptable
authority such as the MLA Style Book or Kate Turabian's
Manual for Writers of Term Papers. Theses and Disser-
tations. The committee makes the following suggestions
respecting form:
1. Important and distinct topics such as "elections."
"amendments to the constitution," etc.. should be
designated by Roman Numerals and a topic heading
(e.g.. IV Elections).
2. Distinct sub-topic areas should be treated in separate
paragraphs which may. but need not necessarily, be
designated by a descending order of outline.
3. The purposes of the committee in making these
suggestions as form should not be thought of as
academic arbitrariness. It is sometimes important to an
organization to be able to make explicit and exact
references to its constitutional document. The form we
have suggested is designed to facilitate this kind of
reference.
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b. There are minimal requirements of the Student Activities
Committee as to the content of submitted constitutions.
Without presuming to proscribe the inclusion of other
topics not listed or to dictate the general order of presen-
tation of topics, the Student Activities Committee insists
that the proposed constitution of any applicant organization
include explicit provision for the following:
1. Statement of the purpose of the organization.
2. Provision for choosing an adviser.
3. Qualifications for membership. Membership should be
open to all qualified students with no exclusion
because of race, creed, or national origin.
4. Titles and duties of officers of the organization.
5. Elections. In regard to elections, it is encumbent upon
the proposed organization to make constitutional
provision for the following:
a. Free, open, democratic, and periodic election of officers.
b. Provision for filling interim vacancies of offices.
6. Funding and Financial Responsibility.
a. The constitution must provide for a clear and distinct
delegation of financial responsibility to one or more
stipulated officers of the organization.
b. When dues are to be assessed, the constitution must
provide for the manner of assessment.
c. The constitution must provide for an internal audit of
the finances of the organization. This audit is not to be
conducted exclusively by the Executive officers and
should be presented at least annually for the con-
sideration of its membership.
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7. Meetings
a. The constitution must provide for a minimum number
of meetings annually for the membership.
b. The constitution must provide suitable guarantees that
the membership will be given advance notice as to the
time and place for conducting general meetings.
c. The constitution must provide a means for calling
special meetings where the situation warrants and for
notifying the general membership thereof.
8. Quorum requirements for conducting business.
9. The method of passing by-laws.
10. Committees.
11. Amendment of the constitution.
III. RESPONSIBILITIES OF APPLICANTS IN MAKING
A CONSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION
Responsibilities of the Student Activities Committee are
such that it must confine its attention to the consideration
of substantive matters. Consequently, the Committee can-
not be expected to contribute in any way towards putting an
organization's constitution in proper form. The entire bur-
den of producing a constitution in acceptable form rests
with the applicant organization. This means the con-
stitution, before it will be considered by the Committee,
must embody the provisions established by the Committee.
FINAL RECOGNITION
The Student Activities Committee meets with represen-
tatives of each organization desiring recognition by the
college. After examining the constitution and after con-
sulting the organization, the Student Activities Committee
votes as to whether the organization will be recognized.
The President of the College has the authority to grant the
final recognition to an organization.
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POLICY ON STUDENT OFF-CAMPUS
MEETING HOUSES
The Student Activities Committee proposes the following
policy in respect to the establishment and governance of off-
campus housing of fraternities, sororities, and other student
organizations:
I. Conduct: The Purview of the Student Activities Committee
Since the Committee recognizes college students as
responsible citizens of their wider communities and as re-
spected representatives of the College, it therefore expects
their conduct in off-campus activities to comply with this trust.
The Committee is thus loathe to frame a set of rules and
regulations explicitly setting forth policy adequately en-
compassed already by the laws of our nation, state, county, and
city for the guidance of all citizens. Consequently, the Com-
mittee feels the following statements, in respect to the conduct
of student organizations in off-campus houses, should be suf-
ficient.
A. Alleged violations of the law; involvement in civil suit;
or any action, which might be construed as violations
of criminal statutes or which might be actionable in
civil suit by the members of an organization while
representing the organization in any capacity, shall
constitute sufficient ground for the Committee to ac-
tively intervene in order to ascertain for itself the facts
of the case. In no event is such an intervention to be
taken as a prejudgment of student wrongdoing by the
Committee. Students should recognize, however, that
any involvement of a College-sponsored organization
in the criminal or civil courts, or any action that might
lead to such a situation, will inevitably reflect on the
reputation and on the policies of the College. In such
event, the College is, ipso facto, an interested party.
B. Officers or members of an organization appearing
before the Student Activities Committee, or any duly
constituted faculty or administrative body of the
College, to respond to allegations of wrongdoing
which, in the event of an affirmative finding, might
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constitute grounds for disciplinary action shall have
secured to them those procedural guarantees
promulgated by the College for the governance of
College bodies investigating the wrongdoing of in-
dividual college students.
Conduct: The Responsibilities of College-Affiliated
Organizations Having Off-Campus Houses
Applicant organizations will recognize the time honored
principle that the obverse side of freedom is responsibility. We
expect members of these organizations to act as responsible
citizens. For the preservation of their good citizen standing, the
Committee delegates first and primary responsibility to the
organizations themselves. To this end we promulgate the
following guidelines:
A. Applicant organizations must show evidence to the
Committee that they have established adequate
machinery for dealing with possible internal
disciplinary problems.
B. Officers and members of organizations have the obli-
gation to bring to the attention of the relevant College
officials any situations which might seriously compro-
mise the good reputation of the organization and/or
the College. Students are asked to exercise sound
judgment in recognizing for themselves when situa-
tions which may develop are of such a serious nature
that they cannot be adjudicated properly within the
mechanisms of the organization itself.
C. The faculty sponsor or an adult approved by the Office
of Student Affairs shall be present at all meetings and
social functions of the organization. When social func-
tions are open to the student body, alumni, etc., the
organization will consult with the Office of Student Af-
fairs for advice on whether supervision by police of-
ficers is necessary.
D. Hazing, for any reason, shall be prohibited as an
aspect of organization activity.
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E. Organizations shall make available to the Student Ac-
tivities Committee for permanent filing an updated
copy of their full house rules.
III. Financial Responsibility
An applicant organization must demonstrate financial com-
petence to meet the recurrent obligations of maintaining the
premises they occupy. The organization must in addition show
competence to meet a reasonable amount of emergency finan-
cial obligations usually attendant on householding. To these
ends the Committee promulgates the following guidelines:
A. Competence to meet financial obligations cannot be
projected on the basis of expected revenues from
membership dues or other sources. In the opinion of
the Committee the only feasible way such warranty of
financial responsibility can be assured is by having an
economically secure individual from the community, or
a board made up of such individuals, assume respon-
sibility for all of the organizations' obligations.
B. It is expected that the financial affairs of organizations
will be on a cash or, at most, a regular thirty day billing
basis. Decisions by organizations to enter long-term
credit obligations must be submitted to the Committee
for approval.
C. Organizations must have their off-campus premises
fully and adequately insured for liability.
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SOME GENERAL COLLEGE POLICIES
STATEMENT
ON DISRUPTIVE AND OBSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
BOARD OF REGENTS
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA
Adopted October, 1968
The Board of Regents of the University System reaffirms its
policies to support fully freedom of expression by each member
of the academic community and to preserve and protect the
rights and freedom of its faculty members and students to
engage in debate, discussion, peaceful and non-disruptive
protest and dissent. The following statement relates specifically
to the problem described below. It does not change or in any
way infringe upon the Board's existing policies and practices in
support of freedom of expression and action. Rather, it is con-
sidered necessary to combat the ultimate effect of irresponsible
disruptive and obstructive actions by students and faculty which
tend to destroy academic freedom and the institutional struc-
tures through which it operates.
In recent years a new and serious problem has appeared on
many college and university campuses in the Nation. Some
students, faculty members, and others have on occasion
engaged in demonstrations, sit-ins and other activities that have
clearly and deliberately interfered with the regular and orderly
operation of the institution concerned. Typically, these actions
have been the physical occupation of a building or campus area
for a protracted period of time or the use or display of verbal or
written obscenities involving indecent or disorderly conduct.
These actions have gone beyond all heretofore recognized
bounds of meetings for discussion, persuasion, or even protest,
in that: (1) acquiescence to demands of the demonstrators is the
condition for dispersal, and (2) the reasonable and written direc-
tions of institutional officials to disperse have been ignored.
Such activities thus have become clearly recognizable as an ac-
tion of force, operating outside all established channels on the
campus, including that of intellectual debate and persuasion
which, are at the very heart of education.
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The Board of Regents is deeply concerned by this new
problem. Under the Constitution of the State of Georgia, under
all applicable court rulings, and in keeping with the tradition of
higher education in the United States, the Board is ultimately
responsible for the orderly operation of the several institutions
of the University System and the preservation of academic
freedom in these institutions. The Board cannot and will not
divest itself of this responsibility.
Of equal or even greater importance, such action of force
as has been described above destroys the very essence of
higher education. This essence is found in the unhampered
freedom to study, investigate, write, speak, and debate on any
aspect or issue of life. This freedom, which reaches its full
flowering on college and university campuses, is an essential
part of American democracy, comparable to the jury system of
the electoral process.
For these reasons and in order to respond directly and
specifically to this new problem, the Board of Regents
stipulates that any student, faculty member, administrator, or
employee, acting individually or in concert with others, who
clearly obstructs or disrupts, or attempts to obstruct or disrupt
any teaching, research, administrative, disciplinary or public
service activity, or any other activity authorized to be
discharged or held on campus of the University System of
Georgia is considered by the Board to have committed an act
of gross irresponsibility and shall be subject to disciplinary
procedures, possibly resulting in dismissal or termination of
employment.
The Board reaffirms its belief that all segments of the
academic community are under a strong obligation and have a
mutual responsibility to protect the campus community from
disorderly, disruptive or obstructive actions which interfere with
academic pursuits of teaching, learning, and other campus ac-
tivities.
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POLICY FOR OUTSIDE GUESTS AT MEETINGS
Although the college encourages meetings, programs and
activities by all college approved groups, it does have a respon-
sibility to insure that public law and order will be maintained
and that the policies of the Board of Regents will be observed.
There is no absolute right to assemble or to make or hear a
speech at any time or place regardless of the circumstances,
content of speech, purpose of assembly or probable con-
sequences of such meeting or speech, or to the issuance of in-
vitations to outside speakers. Because it does have the respon-
sibility to insure that public law and order will be maintained,
and that the educational activities of the college will not be in-
terrupted in a disruptive way, the college reserves the right
to know of outside guests who appear on a program on the
campus and to determine any special arrangements or ac-
commodations which might be required.
Therefore, the issuance of invitations to outside speakers to
use the facilities of the campus to speak to campus groups shall
be accomplished within the following manner and as set forth
herein:
a. A request to invite an outside speaker will be considered
only when made by a college recognized student or faculty
group, such recognition having been authorized by the
President of the College upon the recommendation of the
proper committee or authority.
b. No invitation by such organized groups shall be issued
to an outside speaker without prior written concurrence by the
President or the Dean of Student Affairs. (See paragraph (h) for
grievance procedure if concurrence is denied.)
c. Any speaker request shall be made in writing by an of-
ficer of the student or faculty organization desiring to sponsor
the proposed speaker, not later than ten calendar days prior to
the date of the proposed speaking engagement. This request
shall contain the name of the sponsoring organization, the
proposed date, time and location of the meeting, the expected
size of the audience and the topic of speech. Any request not
acted upon by the President or the Dean of Student Affairs
within four working days after submission shall be deemed
granted.
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d. Where the request for an outside speaker is granted, and
the speaker accepts the invitation, the sponsoring organization
shall inform the President or the Dean of Student Affairs in
writing immediately of such acceptance.
e. In the invitation to, or the advertisement or announce-
ment of, guest speakers, it should be made clear to the aca-
demic and larger community that sponsorship does not
necessarily imply approval or endorsement, either by the spon-
soring group or by Armstrong State College.
The approval of the use of institutional facilities by the
college does not necessarily imply that the college or the Board
of Regents of the University System of Georgia approve or are in
agreement with any of the avocations, policies or proposals
espoused therein.
f. Where he considers it to be in the best interest of the
college, the President or the Dean of Student Affairs may re-
quire that any meeting be closed to all persons other than the
faculty, staff or students of the Armstrong State College.
g. It shall be the responsibility of the sponsoring group to
make the proper reservation through the Master Calendar Ser-
vice in the Registrar's office for use on a particular date of any
facility when an outside speaker is involved. The President or
the Dean of Student Affairs may, when he considers it to be in
the best interest of the college, require that the meeting be held
in a specifically designated part of the campus. Normally this
would be the area west of the Library and south of the Student
Center, such area having been designated for this by the
President of the College upon the recommendation of the
faculty and the student government.
h. Where the request for an outside speaker is denied, any
sponsoring organization thereby aggrieved shall, upon written
application to the President or the Dean of Student Affairs, ob-
tain a hearing within two days following the filing of such ap-
peal. The Hearing Committee shall consist of the Student Ac-
tivities Committee, augmented by the Dean of the College and
the President of the Student Body. Any sponsoring organization
aggrieved by the action of the Hearing Committee shall follow
the appeals provisions as outlined in the policies of the Board of
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Regents of the University System of Georgia.
It is the policy of the college that the freedoms of speech
and assembly guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amend-
ments to the United States Constitution shall be enjoyed by the
students and faculty of Armstrong State College as respects the
opportunity to hear off-campus or outside speakers on the cam-
pus. It is not the policy of the college to curtail free discussion
of subjects of either controversial or non-controversial nature.
The above regulations are set forth to protect the college, the
students and the faculty, and to insure the basic freedoms of
speech and assembly.
POLICY FOR USE OF ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS OR FACILITIES
Armstrong State College is in existence for the purpose of
providing a place and climate for the orderly process of learn-
ing. Therefore, the following, which conforms to the policy of
the University System of Georgia relative to the use of cam-
puses, constitutes Armstrong State College's policy for the use
of the facilities and/or campus by students or student groups.
I. General Policies
A. Armstrong State College is state property and is
thereby open to any citizen desiring to visit. The con-
duct of visitors is expected to conform with regular
college policies.
B. Approved and recognized college student and faculty
organizations may promote any program with any
featured speaker provided the program is approved by
the institution in accordance with stated college
policy. (See POLICY REGARDING OUTSIDE GUESTS
AT MEETINGS).
C. The facilities and campus may not be used by outside
groups and non-student groups except in conjunction
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with item B above and Section II below (Coordination,
Reservation and Rental of Facilities).
D. No activity will be permitted which interferes with the
normal and orderly educational functions of this
college.
II. Coordination, Reservation, and Rental of Facilities.
Section A - INTRODUCTION
1. Purpose: This policy has a threefold purpose: (1) To
provide an administrative structure through which use of
college facilities can be done with ease, effectiveness, and with
maximum efficiency, (2) To provide a complete and accurate
record of such use of facilities so that required utilization
reports can be effected with ease and accuracy, and (3) To
provide a delivery system of special services (food, audiovisual,
staging, etc.) needed by certain groups meeting on campus.
2. College Users: Priorities for use of all college facilities
shall be given to college sponsored programs and activities as
follows: (1) Instructional activities (both regular and non-
degree), (2) Student activities, and (3) Faculty and staff activities
(not directly related to instruction). In order to avoid conflicts
and to insure that utilization of college facilities is done ac-
cording to these priorities, requests for use of all college
facilities must be processed through the Coordinator of
Facilities located in the Division of Community Services. Any
changes in user assigned space must be coordinated with this
office in order to eliminate conflicts. Since coordination of
facility usage is not presently budgeted, all college groups
using these facilities are expected to assist in the support of
these activities according to the schedule of User Categories
and Charges given in Section B.
3. Community Users: As a tax supported unit of the Univer-
sity System of Georgia, Armstrong State College accepts a
responsibility of making available to community residents its full
resources, including appropriate use of its physical facilities.
Since some use of college facilities by community groups are so
akin to college purposes and objectives as to make such use a
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part of the public service program of the college, only a small
charge for the use of college facilities by these groups will be
made, (See Section B, Category II). Other community groups
should be permitted the use of the college facilities since such
usage would make available to the community events that might
not otherwise be available. These groups, however, should be
expected to pay a larger share of the support of the use of
facilities to a schedule of regular charges, (See Section B,
Category III).
Section B - USER CATEGORIES AND CHARGES
1. Category I - No Charge
1. Regularly scheduled classes
2. College sponsored activities that are not funded or for
which no admission fees are collected (except for
special service fees)
3. The activities of student organizations approved by the
College (except for dances and similar functions)
4. Short Courses/Seminars for which the fees go through
the College's business office
5. Staff activities
2. Category II - Basic Charge
1. Dances and similar functions sponsored by College-
approved student organizations
2. Short Courses/Seminars co-sponsored by the College
for which course fees do not go through the College's
business office
3. Community groups and organizations for an event with
educational or recreational objective
4. Meetings and related activities of non-profit, com-
munity service oriented community organizations
5. Any college activity for which admission is charged
which is primarily fund raising in nature
Applicable Charges, Category II
nasium
$10/hour
Pool
$10/hour
Jenkins Auditorium
$5/day
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Student Center
Classroom
Conference Room
$35/day
$3/day
$4/day
3. Category III - Regular Charges
1. Community groups and organizations sponsoring
events with non-educational objectives or for financial
gain
2. Any community activity for which admission fees are
charged
Applicable Charges, Category III
Gymnasium
Pool
Jenkins Auditorium
Student Center
Classroom
Conference Room
$20/hour, 2 hour minimum
$20/hour, 2 hour minimum
$20/hour, 2 hour minimum
$150/day
$3/hour, 3 hour minimum
$6/hour, 3 hour minimum
Charges for Special Services (applicable to
Categories I, II, and III, if requested by sponsoring
groups if deemed advisable by College)
Food
Audiovisual services
Registration clerks
Stagings
Setting up podium
Public Address System
Chairs
Tables, etc.
Security guards
Cost to be arranged
$3/man hour
$2/man hour
$3/man hour
applicable rates
Special custodial services applicable rates
Section C - POLICIES
1. Priorities for college facility usage will be as follows:
(1) College sponsored programs and activities
a. Instructional
b. Student activities
c. Faculty and staff activities
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(2) Community organizations within the service area of the
college
2. Clearances for specialized facilities (gymnasium,
auditorium, etc.) will be secured from the appropriate per-
son.
3. Student group activities involving outside speakers must
have approval of the President or the Dean of Student Af-
fairs.
4. Non-college youth groups using facilities must have adult
supervision.
5. All non-college organizations using facilities must have a
person from the college assigned to it to insure that all
policies and regulations of the college are followed.
6. All requests for use of college facilities should be filed at
least two weeks prior to the date(s) requested. One month is
encouraged.
7. Reservations will not be made for a longer period of time
than one quarter for non-college organizations.
8. Concessions for all events held on college facilities are
reserved by the College.
9. All food services, including coffee breaks, are reserved for
the Armstrong cafeteria.
10. All collection of fees for all events held on campus will be
done by the Business Office or its authorized represen-
tative.
11. Sponsoring groups will be responsible for damage
(deposits for entertainment will be required).
12. Alcoholic beverages may not be sold or served on campus.
13. College reserves the right to deny use of facilities to
anyone that it deems to be a potential threat to the general
good of the College.
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Section D - PROCEDURES
1. All requests for use of college facilities will be made
through the Coordinator of Facilities located in the Division of
Community Services. A "Request for Use of Facilities" form will
be used for reserving college facilities for all functions except
for regularly scheduled classes. Department heads scheduling
classroom/lab utilization will simply submit a copy of the quar-
terly Registrar's Schedule of Classes form. All requests for use
of facilities will be confirmed in writing.
2. The Coordinator of Facilities will process the requests
for use of facilities by clearing the requested use of facilities
with the appropriate persons and by having such usage entered
on the College Activities Calendar and by notifying the ap-
propriate personnel. If the event requires special arrangements,
these will be completed by the Coordinator prior to entry of the
event on the college calendar.
3. The Coordinator of Facilities, upon arranging for the
facilities and services requested, will forward to the requesting
group a Permit to Use Campus Facilities form with the ap-
propriate conditions and agreements entered thereon. Copies of
this form will be forwarded to the appropriate persons on cam-
pus.
4. Invoices for appropriate costs by all campus units
providing requested services according to the fee schedules
established in this policy will be received by the Coordinator of
Facilities who will then prepare an event cost budget which will
be submitted to the Business Office for disbursement of funds.
5. Non-college organizations will be required to pay all fees
and deposit in advance.
STUDENT CONDUCT
The conduct of students on the campus, at college spon-
sored affairs or when representing the college in any capacity,
must meet standards of behavior in compliance with the Code of
Conduct of Armstrong State College and the Regents of the
University System of Georgia.
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STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
STUDENT CONDUCT PROGRAM
ARMSTRONG STATE COLLEGE
(As Approved By The Board of Regents, June 1969)
I. THE CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT
A. General Policies
1. The College is dedicated not only to learning and the
advancement of knowledge, but also to the develop-
ment of ethically sensitive and responsible persons. It
seeks to achieve these goals through a sound
educational program and policies governing student
conduct that encourage independence and maturity.
2. The College distinguishes its responsibility for student
conduct from the control functions of the community.
When a student has been apprehended for the
violation of a law of the community, the state, or the
nation, the College will not request or agree to special
consideration for the student because of his status as
a student. The College will cooperate, however, with
law enforcement agencies, and with other agencies in
any program for the rehabilitation of the student.
3. The College may apply sanctions or take other appro-
priate action only when student conduct directly and
significantly interferes with the College's (a) primary
educational responsibility or ensuring the opportunity
of all members of the College community to attain
their educational objectives, or (b) subsidiary respon-
sibilities of protecting property, keeping records,
providing services, and sponsoring non-classroom ac-
tivities such as lectures, concerts, athletic events, and
social functions.
4. Students are subject to the separate provisions of the
Armstrong State College Honor Code, violations of
which are not set forth in Section C below. The first
hearing on violations of the Honor Code shall be
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before the Honor Council in accordance with the
provisions of the Honor Code.
5. Procedural fairness is basic to the proper enforcement
of all College rules. In particular, no disciplinary sanc-
tion as serious as expulsion, suspension, disciplinary
probation, or entry of an adverse notation on any per-
manent record available to persons outside the
College shall be imposed unless the student has been
notified in writing of the charges against him and has
had an opportunity (a) to appear alone or with any
other persons to advise and assist him before an ap-
propriate committee, court, or official, (b) to know the
nature and source of the evidence against him and to
present evidence in his own behalf, and (c) to have his
case reviewed in accordance with Part II, Paragraph C
below.
6. Students shall have an opportunity to participate in the
formation of all policies and rules pertaining to student
conduct and in the enforcement of all such rules.
7. No disciplinary action shall be imposed on a student
by or in the name of the College except in accordance
with this Code or the Honor Code, whichever shall ap-
ply.
B. Sanctions
1. Sanctions which may be imposed for the commission
of college offenses shall include the following:
(a) Expulsion from the College. Expulsion means per-
manent separation from the College.
(b) Suspension from the College for a definite or in-
definite period of time. Suspension means invol-
untary disenrollment and/or withdrawal of the
privilege of enrollment.
(c) Disciplinary probation with or without loss of
designated privileges for a definite period of
time. The violation of the terms of the disciplinary
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probation or the infraction of any college rule
during the period of disciplinary probation may
be grounds for suspension or expulsion from the
College. The parents of any student under 21
years of age who is placed on disciplinary
probation, suspended, or expelled shall be
notified.
(d) Social probation with loss of such specified privi-
leges as may be consistent with the offense com-
mitted. The loss of privileges shall be for a
definite period of time.
(e) Reprimand. A written rebuke, of which a record
will be retained in the student's file so long as he
remains at Armstrong, but which will not be for-
warded to any other college or employer.
(f) Admonition and warning.
2. The sanctions of expulsion or suspension ordinarily
shall be imposed only upon the recommendation of the
Student Court. In extraordinary circumstances, where
gross violations of conduct rules are disrupting the
proper functioning of the College, students may be
summarily suspended by the Dean of Student Affairs.
Appeal from such suspension may be made in ac-
cordance with Part II, Paragraph C, Appeal Proce-
dures, below.
C. Violations
1. Expulsion or suspension from the College or any
lesser sanction may result from the commission of any
of the following offenses:
(a) Conduct which is in violation of federal, state or
local laws which was committed on campus, or
which involves college property or which is
against members of the College community
acting in their official capacity.
(b) Violations of published Policies of the Board of
Regents of the University System of Georgia, a
copy which shall be on reserve in the library.
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(c) Participation in any hazing-like act, physical or
mental, perpetrated for the purpose of submitting
a student to physical pain, discomfort, indignity,
or humiliation at any time or any place.
(d) Forgery, alteration, destruction, or misuse of
college documents, records, or identification
cards, or furnishing false information to the
College with intent to deceive, or possession of
fire arms.
(e) Reproducing or unauthorized possession of keys
to any college facility or entering any college
facility without proper authority.
(f) Malicious destruction, damage, or misuse of
college property, including library materials, or of
private property on the campus.
(g) Direct disobedience of orders given by a college
official who has identified himself and is acting
within his authority. This would include failure to
present, within a reasonable amount of time, the
College identification card.
(h) Two or more (or the repetition of) offenses listed
in paragraph below.
2. Disciplinary probation or any lesser sanction may re-
sult from the commission of any of the following of-
fenses:
(a) Failure to comply with Georgia law concerning the use,
possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
This would include all on-campus activities and those
off-campus activities paid for out of Student Activity
Funds.
(b) Disorderly conduct on campus or at off-campus affairs
financed by Student Activity Funds.
(c) Violation of any college rule, subsequently promul-
gated by the College for the infraction of which sanc-
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tions may be imposed under this Code. All such rules
shall be in writing and shall be published and posted
on the official College Bulletin Board in such manner
as to furnish adequate notice of their contents to
students affected by such rules. The College's failure
to comply with this requirement shall be a complete
defense to any charge of violation of a rule of which
the student has no actual knowledge. A student's
failure to familiarize himself with published rules shall
not be an adequate defense.
D. Group Offenses
1. Living organizations, societies, clubs, and similar
organized groups are responsible for compliance with
college regulations. Upon satisfactory proof that the
group has encouraged, or did not take reasonable
steps as a group, to prevent violations of college regu-
lations, the group may be subjected to permanent or
temporary suspension of charter, social probation, de-
nial of use of college facilities, or other like sanctions.
2. The determination that a group is liable to sanction un-
der the foregoing Section 1, and of the sanction to be
imposed, shall be made by the Student Activities Com-
mittee at a hearing held for that purpose. The
president or principal officer of the group must be
given reasonable notice of the time and place of said
hearing and of the nature of the charges. He or any
other member of the group is entitled to attend and be
heard at the hearing.
3. Nothing herein authorizes the imposition of individual
sanctions on any person other than in accordance with
the Code of Student Conduct.
E. The Student Conduct Committee
1. The Student Conduct Committee shall be responsible
to the faculty and the President of the College for
recommending policies relating to student conduct,
for formulating or approving rules and enforcement
procedures within the framework of existing policies,
and for recommending to the President of the College
changes in the administration of any aspect of the
student-conduct program.
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2. The Committee shall consist of four teaching faculty
members, the Dean of Student Affairs, and four student
members, one representing each class. The faculty
members shall be appointed by the faculty in ac-
cordance with the faculty by-laws. The student mem-
bers shall be appointed by the Student Senate. Each
member shall serve for a period of one year. Members
of the Committee may be reappointed and replace-
ment members may be appointed at such time as is
necessary to assure full membership of the committee.
The President of the College may appoint temporary
members of the Committee to serve during the summer
term. A chairman, a vice-chairman, and a secretary
shall be elected at the first meeting of the committee.
3. The Dean of Student Affairs shall assist the Com-
mittee in the development of policy and in the
discharge of its responsibilities. He shall coordinate
the activities of all officials, committees, student
groups, and tribunals responsible for student conduct.
4. All regulations or rules relating to student conduct that
are proposed by any college official, committee or
student group, and for which sanctions may be im-
posed in the name of the College, must be submitted
to the Committee for consideration and review prior to
submission to the faculty.
F. The Student Court
1. The Student Court shall be composed of eight
students, two representing each class. Four of the
members shall be the Vice-President of the respective
classes. The remaining four members shall be ap-
pointed by the Student Senate. Any student not in
good standing with the College in academic or
disciplinary matters shall be ineligible to serve on the
Student Court. The Court shall elect a chairman, a
vice-chairman, and a recorder from its membership. A
faculty adviser shall be appointed by the faculty from
among three nominations made by the Student Court.
2. A quorum of the Court shall consist of five members. A
decision that a student has committed an offense re-
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quires an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the mem-
bers of the Court deciding the case. Sanctions of sus-
pension or expulsion may likewise be imposed only by
three-fifths of such members. Sanctions of lesser
severity than suspension or expulsion shall be made
by majority vote.
3. A written copy of the Court's decision shall be given to
the student concerned. The decision shall advise the
student of his rights to appeal.
4. The Court may impose any authorized sanction which
is warranted by the circumstances of the case.
5. If overt intimidation of the Student Court is
established, the President of the College will refer the
case involved to the Student Conduct Committee for
processing.
Amendments to the above Code may be proposed by the
Student Senate, and the Student Senate shall be given an op-
portunity to review all amendments proposed by the faculty.
Amendments will be effective when approved by a three-fifths
vote of the faculty and of the student body.
G. Board of Regents' Policy as Final Authority
None of the regulations and procedures herein contained
shall be in conflict with policies of the Board of Regents of
the Georgia University System. Policies of the Board of
Regents shall be governing in all student conduct matters.
II. The Administration of the Code
A. General Procedures
1. All violations of the Code will be immediately reported
to the Dean of Student Affairs by any person who has
knowledge of the commission of any such violation.
2. The Dean of Student Affairs shall insure that the best
interests of any offending student are served, re-
gardless of whether disciplinary action is taken, by
making sure that the student is advised of his rights.
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Where sufficient evidence exists that a violation of law
has occurred, the Dean of Student Affairs shall refer
the case and transmit the evidence to the appropriate
law enforcement agency.
Where the evidence establishes to his satisfaction that
a college offense has occurred, the Dean of Student
Affairs shall advise the student of the charges against
him and ask the student if he prefers to have the of-
fense handled administratively or to have the case
referred to the Student Court for hearing. If the student
prefers that the case not be referred to the Student
Court, he will be required to sign a waiver of his right
to a hearing before the Student Court.
B. The Student Court
1. Any student whose case is referred to the Student
Court shall be notified of such referral in writing by the
Dean of Student Affairs at least three days before the
hearing and shall be apprised in the notice of the
charges against him. During the hearing the student
shall have the opportunity (a) to appear in person
and/or with counsel, (b) to know the evidence against
him, and (c) to call witnesses and to present evidence
and argument in his behalf. In the resolution of factual
disputes, the court will request the testimony of wit-
nesses and otherwise seek the best evidence ob-
tainable.
2. The Court shall be convened by its presiding officer to
consider the evidence of a reported violation as soon
as reasonably possible after the accused has had the
required three days notice.
3. A record shall be made of each witness's testimony.
4. Immediately upon conclusion of a hearing, the student
concerned shall be notified of the findings and recom-
mendation that the court will make to the President of
the College and of his right to appeal.
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C. Appeal Procedures
1. The student shall have the right to appeal from any
sanction.
2. The Student Court when initially recommending a
sanction shall advise the student, in writing, of his
right to appeal to the President of the College. The
student shall have five days from the receipt of such
advice to render his appeal to the President, who shall
refer it to a committee in accordance with Board of
Regents' Policy.
3. Appeal from decisions of the President of the College
may be made to the Board of Regents of the University
System under the Board of Regents' stated Policy.
III. Rules and Regulations (to be added as promulgated)
TRAFFIC AND PARKING REGULATIONS
I. State and local traffic laws apply as traffic regulations on
Armstrong State College campus. Employees are
authorized to use faculty decals for their vehicles.
II. Registration of vehicles operating on campus:
A. ALL VEHICLES DRIVEN ON THE ARMSTRONG STATE
COLLEGE CAMPUS MUST BE REGISTERED AND MUST
DISPLAY THE PROPER DECAL
1. Decals are obtained in the office of Plant Operations
and Security and must be affixed to the rear window
(lower left corner) unless otherwise specified by the
Security Office.
2. Decals expire at the end of Summer Quarter. Vehicle
operators must obtain decals within 5 (five) days of the
first day of classes of Fall Quarter or the first quarter
they are enrolled at the College.
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3. Any one obtaining another vehicle during the course
of a quarter should have this vehicle registered im-
mediately.
4. Student vehicle operators are authorized to use
student decals for their vehicles. Employees are
authorized to use faculty decals for their vehicles.
5. Senior decals are no longer valid, but Special Parking
decals are available on a limited basis for individuals
with special hardships. These decals permit the
operator to park in faculty, student or visitor spaces.
Contact the Office of Student Affairs for further in-
formation.
B. Non-Decal Vehicle Regulations.
1. Visitors should park in visitor spaces or in the back
parking lot area designated for non-decal vehicles.
2. A non-decal vehicle parked in areas other than visitor
or the non-decal area is subject to tow-away or to a
special fine. For the first such violation of a non-decal
vehicle the operator may be assessed the special fine
of $8.00 (subsequent violations will be $12.00).
3. If a student or employee must drive a vehicle that has
not been registered and given a decal, then that
vehicle should be parked in the non-decal area of the
back parking lot.
III. Parking Regulations
A. Parking spaces marked Department Head, Student, etc., are
reserved for vehicles with the appropriate decal.
B. Visitor spaces are reserved for vehicles without decals
which are operated by visitors.
C. General Parking Regulations:
1. Parking is not permitted at the red curbs. These areas
are fire lanes and must be kept clear. Any vehicle
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parked in red curb areas is subject to tow-away or to a
special fine of $8.00 (subsequent violations will be
$12.00).
2. Vehicles are not permitted on the grass or sidewalks.
3. Vehicles may not be backed into parking spaces.
4. The area along the white curb in front of the Ad-
ministration Building is designated 10 minute parking
and should be used accordingly.
5. Parking is not permitted at solid yellow lines on the
curbs.
6. All persons are expected to park their vehicles in the
appropriate places made available for them.
7. A vehicle meeting the college decal regulations which
is parked in an unauthorized space on campus streets
or on campus grounds will be issued a ticket which
carries a special fine of $6.00. Repeat violations of the
same type will be treated according to the incremental
system of fines described in section IV, starting with
the third increment.
8. Reserved parking spaces are on reserved status
during the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on
College working days, (Monday through Friday).
Special signs indicate other hours for reserved spaces
such as the faculty day-night reserved spaces.
D. Permission may be granted by College authorities to except
vehicles and operators from the above stated requirements
where circumstances warrant, such as a need to load and
unload vehicles. A vehicle operator should obtain per-
mission for the exception before operating a vehicle in such
an unauthorized manner.
IV. Traffic Enforcement
A. Violators of regulations will be issued tickets by the
Security Department. All fines must be paid to the Security
Office in the Plant Operations building within 7 (seven) days
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of the violation or an appeal must be made (see section V).
An incremental system of fines on a quarterly basis is used.
The first ticket is $2.00, the second (of a like violation)
$4.00, the third $8.00, and subsequent tickets $12.00.
Fines are assessed to vehicle operators, but the person in
whose name a vehicle is registered is held responsible for
proper operation of the vehicle on campus and is held
equally responsible for payment of any fines regardless of
who operates the vehicle on campus unless the vehicle is
stolen.
Students who have unpaid fines or charges at the end of the
quarter will not be allowed to register for the succeeding
quarter and the grades for the quarter in which the
violation(s) occurred will be withheld. Transcripts will not
be released from the Registrars Office until all accounts
have been cleared.
Vehicle Towing Policy. Vehicles involved in certain offenses
(as specified elsewhere) and vehicles without decals which
are parked in unauthorized spaces on campus streets or
grounds are subject to being towed to the Plant Security Of-
fice. A ten dollar towing charge plus a two dollar fine will be
assessed the vehicle operator. Vehicles parked in the large
parking lot parking spaces are not subject to tow away for
parking violations.
V. Traffic Ticket Appeal
A. A traffic committee composed of students, faculty and staff
is provided for persons wishing to appeal traffic tickets. A
ticket must be appealed within 7 (seven) days of the
violation. Traffic Committee meets in the Student Govern-
ment Office - Room 201 - in the Memorial College Center at
posted times. If a student is unable to attend the Traffic
Committee, he may pick up a traffic appeal form from the
Director of Student Activities office or from the Security of-
fice. When this form is completed it should be placed in the
mail drop in the Student Center Annex and should be
marked "Traffic Court".
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If a person's appeal is turned down, he has three class days
from the day of the decision to pay the fine or to make fur-
ther appeal.
B. If a person's appeal is rejected by the traffic court and the
person doesn't agree with the decision, he may take one of
the following steps:
1. Students and visitors may appeal to the Dean of
Student Affairs and thereafter to the President of the
College.
2. Employees may appeal to the administrator under
whose supervision they work. The administrators who
receive these employee appeals are: Dean of the
College, Dean of Student Affairs, Dean of Community
Services, and Comptroller.
*Special Note to Department Heads, program sponsors or other
people having visitors on campus! Please advise your visiting
guests of the College vehicle regulations and please assist
them in locating proper parking spaces. If you need assistance
with locating parking spaces for visitors, contact Mr. Dick Baker
at Plant Security (extension 226), a day in advance if at all
possible.
When in doubt, park in the large parking lot at the rear of the
campus.
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MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
TELEPHONE REGULATIONS
Students are called to the telephone only in emergencies.
Office telephones are not to be used by students. Public tele-
phones are provided in the Student Union, and the classroom
buildings.
ACCIDENTS
In the event an Armstrong student becomes ill or involved in
an accident while on campus, the faculty member teaching the
class in which the accident occurs or the first person on the
scene should proceed as follows:
1. Call the switchboard and report the illness or accident
giving the location on campus. The operator will then
notify the Campus Nurse and the Office of Student Affairs.
2. Maintain order, prevent crowds from forming, insure
that the person is not moved, and keep him as comfortable
as possible until the nurse arrives.
3. When the nurse arrives, the following steps will be
taken:
a. The nurse will administer the proper first-aid or
emergency treatment.
b. The switchboard will be contacted if an am-
bulance is needed.
c. The nurse will remain with the injured person un-
til the ambulance arrives and accompany the in-
dividual to the hospital if necessary.
d. The Office of Student Affairs will attempt to notify
the parents of the injured or ill student.
DRESS
The attire preferred by any given student reflects an effort
to satisfy a variety of physical and psychological needs. The
college leaves the matter to the discretion of the student in the
belief that he will exercise this prerogative wisely and in good
taste.
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I
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